Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 247 | 157 | 154 | 226 | 237 | 196 | 377 | 353 | 330 | 826 | 424 | 405 | 805 | 805 | 720 | 649 | 565 | 573 |
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 |
High Tide | 11:44PM0.18m | 11:16AM0.23m | 11:40PM0.20m | 11:35AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.04m | 5:25AM0.07m | 5:50PM0.03m | 5:31AM0.05m | 6:01PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 289 | 247 | 157 | 154 | 105 | 105 | 171 | 377 | 301 | 301 | 826 | 424 | 405 | 805 | 805 | 720 | 649 | 565 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 64 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 78 | 30 | 353 | 330 | 18 | 215 | 219 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | SW 19 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 10 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 124 | 110 | 146 | 107 | 106 | 30 | 184 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 26 | 66 | 226 | 237 | 196 | 199 | 193 | 198 | 221 | 235 | 250 | 205 | 169 | 147 | 147 | 128 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 996 | 49 | 50 | 186 | 225 | 186 | 221 | 186 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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