Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 413 | 508 | 729 | 1409 | 2564 | 2900 | 3388 | 3470 | 3304 | 3499 | 3412 | 3975 | 2963 | 2681 | 3282 | 2212 | 2182 | 1983 | 1956 | 1887 | 1860 | 2440 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 1:22PM0.19m | 1:19AM0.23m | 1:25PM0.16m | 1:30AM0.21m | 1:03PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.05m | 7:40AM0.05m | 6:48PM0.06m | 7:37AM0.08m | 6:26PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 384 | 413 | 407 | 486 | 1409 | 2564 | 2900 | 3388 | 3470 | 3304 | 3499 | 3412 | 3975 | 2963 | 2681 | 3282 | 2212 | 2182 | 1983 | 1956 | 1887 | 1860 | 2440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 7 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 128 | 216 | 508 | 729 | 451 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 71 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 7 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 10 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NE 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 306 | 286 | 316 | 288 | 261 | 222 | 230 | 209 | 190 | 167 | 167 | 135 | 120 | 183 | 83 | 69 | 202 | 172 | 164 | 159 | 137 | 171 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1002 | 2461 | 3313 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 10 | 49 | 3313 | 1002 | 1002 | 2257 | 2257 | 2393 |
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