Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2221 | 2297 | 2203 | 2173 | 1939 | 1939 | 1913 | 1992 | 1851 | 991 | 1139 | 950 | 1780 | 1321 | 1171 | 1047 | 930 | 767 | 746 | 563 | 468 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:15PM0.23m | 00:04AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.22m | 00:29AM0.26m | 12:56PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.04m | 6:33AM-0.00m | 6:19PM0.04m | 7:00AM0.01m | 6:34PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2221 | 2297 | 2203 | 2173 | 1939 | 1939 | 1913 | 1992 | 1851 | 915 | 1139 | 721 | 1780 | 1321 | 1171 | 1047 | 930 | 767 | 746 | 563 | 468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | SW 20 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SW 18 | NNE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 18 |
| kJ | 34 | 30 | 97 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 155 | 27 | 123 | 991 | 635 | 950 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | NW 12 | NNE 12 | SW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 12 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 15 | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 6 | 29 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 125 | 136 | 155 | 181 | 177 | 176 | 180 | 214 | 239 | 263 | 273 | 272 | 265 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 292 | 285 | 320 | 413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2549 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 49 | 50 | 2065 | 2393 | 2065 | 2393 | 2393 | 2065 | 2065 | 2087 | 2087 | 2065 |
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