Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2669 | 2510 | 2191 | 2082 | 1835 | 2348 | 2186 | 1567 | 1700 | 2068 | 3106 | 3095 | 3937 | 2807 | 3578 | 2623 | 2441 | 2477 | 1891 | 1405 | 1628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM0.16m | 2:27AM0.19m | 2:05PM0.13m | 2:09AM0.18m | 11:31AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.10m | 7:00PM0.09m | 7:51AM0.12m | 6:14PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2669 | 2510 | 2191 | 2082 | 1835 | 2348 | 2186 | 1567 | 1700 | 2068 | 3106 | 3095 | 3937 | 2807 | 3578 | 2623 | 2441 | 2477 | 1891 | 1405 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 78 | 61 | 61 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 202 | 713 | 1628 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 22 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | — | 28 | 75 | 117 | 130 | 90 | 143 | 159 | 182 | 216 | 160 | 149 | 121 | 236 | 400 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 186 | 221 | 224 | 2461 | 225 | 225 | 2461 | 3313 | 2461 | 3313 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 |
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