Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 570 | 1115 | 825 | 655 | 687 | 524 | 553 | 1050 | 1129 | 874 | 1412 | 1388 | 1207 | 836 | 600 | 524 | 638 | 515 | 461 | 478 | 416 | 407 | 469 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:41AM0.20m | 12:36PM0.23m | 00:55AM0.21m | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:16PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.04m | 6:57PM0.02m | 6:49AM0.03m | 7:15PM0.02m | 7:08AM0.03m | 7:33PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 570 | 1115 | 825 | 655 | 687 | 524 | 553 | 1050 | 1129 | 874 | 134 | 1388 | 1207 | 836 | 600 | 524 | 638 | 515 | 461 | 478 | 396 | 407 | 469 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 349 | 36 | 226 | 272 | 214 | 357 | 288 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 73 | 96 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 184 | 295 | 324 | 374 | 416 | 344 | 258 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | N 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 89 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 75 | 4 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 106 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 1412 | — | — | 54 | 166 | 175 | 134 | 128 | 128 | 115 | 108 | 132 | 128 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 186 | 221 | 224 | 2461 | 2461 | 2393 | 2461 | 2461 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2065 | 2065 |
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