Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 585 | 585 | 494 | 474 | 453 | 447 | 450 | 865 | 1196 | 1458 | 1585 | 1769 | 1783 | 2246 | 2191 | 2325 | 2325 | 2186 | 1993 | 1939 | 1714 | 1538 | 1257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM0.16m | 8:51AM0.15m | 10:21PM0.16m | 9:53AM0.16m | 11:02PM0.17m | 10:35AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.14m | 4:08PM0.10m | 4:56AM0.12m | 4:56PM0.08m | 5:16AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 602 | 585 | 585 | 494 | 474 | 453 | 447 | 373 | 865 | 1196 | 1458 | 1585 | 1769 | 1783 | 2246 | 2191 | 2325 | 2325 | 2186 | 1993 | 1939 | 1714 | 1538 | 1257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | — | N 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 73 | 71 | 450 | 368 | 357 | 331 | 326 | 277 | 268 | — | 230 | 199 | 99 | — | 3 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 8 | E 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | N 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 46 | 50 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 209 | 209 | 239 | 235 | 271 | 284 | 291 | 291 | — | 77 | 195 | 223 | 217 | 127 | 124 | 106 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 191 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 1002 | 994 | 1002 | 10 | 1002 | 49 | 1002 | 1002 | 49 | 10 | 10 |
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