Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s 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 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1969 | 2490 | 4724 | 4131 | 3475 | 3515 | 3192 | 2677 | 2402 | 1682 | 1567 | 983 | 865 | 633 | 522 | 1092 | 1639 | 1916 | 2897 | 2559 | 2299 | 2018 | 1730 | 1498 |
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 | 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 | off |
High Tide | 12:28PM0.24m | 1:03AM0.18m | 1:11PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:53PM0.24m | 2:05AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.02m | 6:52AM0.05m | 7:51PM0.04m | 7:31AM0.05m | 8:28PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1969 | 2490 | 4724 | 4131 | 3475 | 3515 | 3192 | 2677 | 2402 | 1682 | 1567 | 983 | 865 | 633 | 522 | 530 | 1639 | 1916 | 2897 | 2559 | 2299 | 2018 | 1730 | 1498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 78 | 69 | 376 | 114 | 1092 | 746 | 615 | 146 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | S 22 | ESE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | NW 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 104 | 366 | 177 | 116 | 148 | 6 | — | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1338 | 1046 | 92 | 95 | 94 | — | — | 78 | 94 | 76 | 53 | 250 | 325 | 303 | 178 | 281 | 330 | 286 | 254 | 254 | 232 | 254 | 240 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 49 | 2070 | 2303 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2070 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 1002 | 2065 | 1000 | 1000 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 |
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