Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4108 | 4240 | 2029 | 1752 | 1548 | 1344 | 1189 | 1139 | 1074 | 919 | 919 | 905 | 799 | 894 | 454 | 537 | 994 | 994 | 986 | 1012 | 926 | 744 | 706 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM0.26m | 11:16PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.27m | 11:33PM0.25m | 11:54AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.04m | 5:32PM0.04m | 5:23AM0.02m | 5:45PM0.04m | 5:43AM0.01m | 5:59PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4108 | 4240 | 2029 | 1752 | 1548 | 1344 | 1189 | 1139 | 1074 | 919 | 919 | 905 | 799 | 894 | 454 | 537 | 994 | 994 | 986 | 1012 | 926 | 744 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | N 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 17 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 8 | 49 | 154 | 154 | 124 | 157 | 155 | 142 | 147 | 224 | 218 | 255 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 14 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NE 13 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 298 | 71 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 276 | 206 | 1002 | 1107 | 1110 | 1187 | 1162 | 982 | 866 | 740 | 730 | 691 | 673 | 620 | 576 | 525 | 477 | 419 | 383 | 397 | 489 | 514 | 514 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3260 | 3313 | 3313 | 3768 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3741 | 3322 | 3322 | 3741 | 3741 | 3741 | 3313 | 3313 | 3741 |
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