Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 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 (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 478 | 465 | 384 | 507 | 395 | 378 | 372 | 345 | 277 | 237 | 768 | 893 | 929 | 537 | 724 | 605 | 414 | 512 |
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 | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:54AM0.23m | 1:07PM0.18m | 1:04AM0.21m | 1:08PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.04m | 7:19AM0.03m | 6:51PM0.05m | 7:28AM0.05m | 6:42PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 508 | 478 | 465 | 384 | 507 | 395 | 378 | 372 | 345 | 277 | 170 | 768 | 893 | 929 | 129 | 724 | 605 | 414 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 15 | ESE 7 | S 6 | E 7 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 175 | 129 | 93 | 11 | 84 | 128 | 133 | 251 | 264 | 210 | 131 | 64 | 113 | 537 | 82 | 43 | 82 | 512 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | NW 11 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 124 | 237 | 71 | 29 | 37 | 348 | 28 | 48 | 376 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 294 | 302 | 312 | 332 | 332 | 312 | 315 | 270 | 192 | 220 | 230 | 207 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 49 | 49 | 3190 | 2393 | 227 | 2461 | 191 | 186 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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