Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 993 | 807 | 695 | 606 | 595 | 498 | 402 | 331 | 268 | 320 | 219 | 224 | 302 | 371 | 452 | 735 | 789 | 753 | 788 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.17m | 11:30AM0.15m | 11:59PM0.17m | 11:09AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.06m | 6:14AM0.09m | 5:49PM0.05m | 5:48AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 993 | 807 | 695 | 606 | 595 | 498 | 402 | 331 | 268 | 320 | 219 | 150 | 302 | 223 | 212 | 242 | 789 | 753 | 788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 163 | 186 | 189 | 236 | 232 | 178 | 215 | 222 | 178 | 172 | 224 | 271 | 371 | 452 | 735 | 216 | 205 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 133 | 81 | 152 | 152 | 197 | 149 | 114 | 32 | 151 | 86 | 121 | 138 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 186 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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