Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 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 (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3526 | 3135 | 2880 | 2638 | 2411 | 2197 | 2048 | 1777 | 1831 | 1765 | 1094 | 1249 | 1229 | 773 | 1400 | 1441 | 1462 | 1322 | 1156 | 2036 | 2181 | 2016 | 1936 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM0.20m | 00:07AM0.18m | 11:45AM0.23m | 00:14AM0.20m | 12:11PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.03m | 5:48AM0.07m | 6:22PM0.02m | 6:05AM0.04m | 6:40PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3526 | 3135 | 2880 | 2638 | 2411 | 2197 | 2048 | 1777 | 1831 | 1765 | 1094 | 1249 | 1229 | 282 | 1400 | 1441 | 1462 | 1322 | 1156 | 2036 | 2181 | 2016 | 1936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 15 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 287 | 66 | 61 | 773 | 219 | 292 | 60 | 73 | 552 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 14 | NW 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ESE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | S 18 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 12 | 12 | 643 | 79 | 187 | 11 | 159 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 529 | 515 | 529 | 539 | 595 | 611 | 611 | 611 | 603 | 555 | 703 | 733 | 785 | 392 | 381 | 515 | 446 | 439 | 471 | 448 | 484 | 472 | 438 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3190 | 3190 | 2402 | 2402 | 3741 | 3313 | 3260 | 3190 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2087 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 |
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