Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 5AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 893 | 1029 | 1046 | 627 | 834 | 704 | 404 | 512 | 1121 | 1094 | 463 | 457 | 882 | 519 | 491 | 485 | 394 | 373 | 265 | 257 | 201 | 195 | 189 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM0.21m | 1:08PM0.16m | 1:09AM0.19m | 12:57PM0.14m | 1:03AM0.17m | 12:21PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.05m | 6:42PM0.06m | 7:18AM0.07m | 6:15PM0.07m | 6:33AM0.09m | 5:46PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 178 | 1029 | 1046 | 627 | 834 | 704 | 404 | 392 | 1121 | 1094 | 463 | 457 | 882 | 519 | 491 | 485 | 394 | 373 | 76 | 88 | 103 | 93 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 893 | 130 | 89 | 73 | 62 | 65 | 376 | 512 | 54 | 54 | 221 | 163 | 34 | 89 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 76 | 265 | 257 | 201 | 195 | 189 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NW 15 | NW 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NW 9 | E 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 22 | 22 | 348 | 120 | 193 | 69 | 55 | 60 | 35 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 36 | 49 | 46 | 58 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 133 | 99 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2453 | 2453 | 2461 | 2461 |
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