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The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 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 (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 138 | 118 | 118 | 180 | 261 | 339 | 256 | 299 | 408 | 497 | 491 | 528 | 594 | 566 | 552 | 539 | 587 | 683 | 525 | 512 | 512 | 506 | 499 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:54PM 0.18 | 10:46AM 0.21 | 10:17PM 0.20 | 11:12AM 0.21 | 10:47PM 0.23 | 11:39AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 0.06 | 4:38PM 0.10 | 4:48AM 0.04 | 4:57PM 0.09 | 5:25AM 0.02 | 5:21PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
Rain (mm) | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |

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