Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 768 | 759 | 697 | 449 | 544 | 537 | 449 | 472 | 478 | 465 | 384 | 507 | 395 | 378 | 307 | 339 | 277 | 237 |
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 | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:41AM0.25m | 1:00PM0.20m | 00:54AM0.23m | 1:07PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.03m | 7:03AM0.01m | 6:47PM0.04m | 7:19AM0.03m | 6:51PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 572 | 768 | 759 | 697 | 339 | 544 | 537 | 449 | 472 | 478 | 465 | 384 | 507 | 395 | 173 | 307 | 339 | 277 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 768 | 492 | 331 | 321 | 449 | 301 | 292 | 292 | 225 | 175 | 129 | 93 | 11 | 84 | 378 | 133 | 251 | 200 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 128 | 21 | 22 | 124 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 475 | 387 | 376 | 345 | 335 | 362 | 394 | 359 | 359 | 366 | 363 | 352 | 344 | 314 | 111 | 251 | 243 | 282 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3969 | 3313 | 3313 | 2453 | 2453 | 2453 | 2453 | 2453 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 10 | 55 | 2461 | 2461 | 55 | 10 | 186 | 217 |
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