Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1755 | 1787 | 1641 | 1851 | 4121 | 3961 | 3838 | 3253 | 2809 | 2809 | 2584 | 2642 | 2642 | 2545 | 2511 | 2351 | 2351 | 2516 | 2322 | 2082 | 1887 | 1680 | 1470 |
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 | 11:34AM0.15m | 00:19AM0.16m | 10:39AM0.18m | 11:16PM0.17m | 10:40AM0.21m | 11:00PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.11m | 5:49PM0.07m | 5:28AM0.11m | 5:21PM0.06m | 4:52AM0.09m | 5:15PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1755 | 1787 | 1641 | 1556 | 4121 | 3961 | 3838 | 3253 | 2809 | 2809 | 2584 | 2642 | 2642 | 2545 | 2511 | 2351 | 2351 | 2516 | 2322 | 2082 | 1887 | 1680 | 1470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | S 20 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | 102 | 279 | 466 | 1851 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 186 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 44 | 97 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 32 | 24 | 172 | 206 | 282 | 263 | 245 | 201 | 181 | 145 | 118 | 107 | 105 | 146 | 200 | 296 | 395 | 440 | 453 | 480 | 420 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 2407 | 50 | 3233 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 225 | 225 | 2257 | 3233 | 4012 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3233 | 3322 | 2549 | 3233 |
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