Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1206 | 1377 | 1860 | 2207 | 2547 | 3162 | 3464 | 3590 | 3464 | 3288 | 3331 | 3253 | 3253 | 2958 | 2479 | 2119 | 1927 | 1670 | 1647 | 1415 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:56PM0.18m | 1:50AM0.22m | 1:45PM0.15m | 1:48AM0.20m | 12:46PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.04m | 7:20PM0.07m | 8:07AM0.07m | 7:00PM0.07m | 7:43AM0.10m | 6:26PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1206 | 1377 | 1860 | 2207 | 2547 | 3162 | 3464 | 3590 | 3464 | 3288 | 3331 | 3253 | 3253 | 2958 | 2479 | 2119 | 1927 | 1670 | 1647 | 1415 | 1247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 21 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 113 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 202 | 202 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | NE 14 | S 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 14 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 104 | 119 | 135 | 159 | 176 | 264 | 306 | 343 | 340 | 327 | 328 | 307 | 280 | 257 | 257 | 235 | — | — | 197 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3313 | 2549 | 2549 | 3780 | 3780 | 3855 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2257 | 2065 | 2065 | 2087 | 2065 | 1000 | 1000 | 995 | 0 | 49 | 3313 | 3322 |
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