Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 771 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 853 | 843 | 957 | 945 | 942 | 1001 | 1174 | 1261 | 1495 | 1390 | 1169 | 1264 | 1151 | 1243 | 1170 | 1120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:48AM0.27m | 11:48PM0.24m | 12:03PM0.27m | 11:58PM0.25m | 12:19PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.03m | 5:51AM0.01m | 6:10PM0.03m | 6:08AM0.00m | 6:22PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 334 | 771 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 853 | 843 | 957 | 945 | 942 | 1001 | 1174 | 1261 | 1495 | 1390 | 1169 | 1264 | 1151 | 1243 | 1170 | 1120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 671 | 328 | 248 | 239 | 234 | 374 | 369 | 315 | 310 | 273 | 269 | 260 | 217 | 181 | 178 | 175 | 144 | 351 | 334 | 447 | 441 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 155 | 352 | 342 | 380 | 196 | 192 | 164 | 161 | 134 | 142 | 101 | 79 | 40 | 20 | 273 | 211 | 141 | 141 | 114 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 186 | 186 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3741 | 3313 |
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