Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2586 | 2259 | 2038 | 1760 | 1599 | 2809 | 2605 | 2409 | 2168 | 2091 | 1901 | 1844 | 1559 | 1535 | 1360 | 1312 | 1290 | 1155 | 993 | 807 | 695 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.17m | 1:27AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.15m | 1:17AM0.18m | 12:34PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.06m | 7:40AM0.07m | 6:34PM0.06m | 6:56AM0.08m | 6:05PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2586 | 2259 | 2038 | 1760 | 1599 | 2809 | 2605 | 2409 | 2168 | 2091 | 1901 | 1844 | 1559 | 1535 | 1360 | 1312 | 1290 | 1155 | 993 | 807 | 695 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 189 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 33 | 126 | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2065 | 2065 | 1002 | 2065 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 2070 | 2065 | 2065 | 2198 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 199 | 1000 | 1000 | 186 | 1000 |
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