Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1453 | 760 | 1388 | 1207 | 836 | 600 | 579 | 579 | 524 | 515 | 478 | 416 | 477 | 469 | 456 | 520 | 456 | 449 | 411 | 432 | 499 | 539 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:16PM0.25m | 1:20AM0.23m | 1:34PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.03m | 7:15PM0.02m | 7:08AM0.03m | 7:33PM0.03m | 7:27AM0.03m | 7:49PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SW 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 760 | 1388 | 1207 | 836 | 600 | 579 | 579 | 524 | 515 | 478 | 396 | 477 | 469 | 456 | 520 | 456 | 449 | 411 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 134 | 96 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 184 | 284 | 324 | 374 | 416 | 350 | 258 | 278 | 184 | 156 | 124 | 117 | 432 | 499 | 539 | 481 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 73 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 106 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 149 | 212 | 286 | 360 | 356 | 115 | 74 | 71 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1453 | 220 | — | 47 | 64 | 148 | 148 | 139 | 118 | 124 | 115 | 104 | 111 | 177 | 176 | 144 | 173 | 200 | 190 | 155 | 161 | 144 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 56 | 224 | 225 | 2549 | 3313 | 2549 | 2393 | 2548 | 2548 | 2461 | 2393 | 2393 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2393 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2094 | 1002 |
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