Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3119 | 3001 | 3378 | 3524 | 3392 | 3438 | 3303 | 3427 | 3170 | 3040 | 2586 | 2438 | 2038 | 1760 | 2626 | 2626 | 2605 | 2409 | 2293 | 2395 | 2157 | 1932 | 1670 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM0.19m | 1:27AM0.22m | 1:30PM0.17m | 1:27AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.03m | 7:20PM0.05m | 7:51AM0.05m | 7:06PM0.06m | 7:40AM0.07m | 6:34PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3119 | 3001 | 3378 | 3524 | 3392 | 3438 | 3303 | 3427 | 3170 | 3040 | 2586 | 2438 | 2038 | 1760 | 2626 | 2626 | 2605 | 2409 | 2293 | 2395 | 2157 | 1932 | 1670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 14 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 31 | 159 | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 131 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 10 | 191 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1002 | 2065 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 1002 | 1002 | 1000 |
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