Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 11PM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 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 (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1069 | 1783 | 2276 | 2800 | 3125 | 2794 | 2541 | 2479 | 1977 | 1654 | 1371 | 1074 | 1057 | 957 | 806 | 837 | 768 | 768 | 759 |
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 |
High Tide | 00:08AM0.26m | 12:32PM0.25m | 00:25AM0.26m | 12:48PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.03m | 6:24AM-0.00m | 6:25PM0.03m | 6:44AM0.00m | 6:37PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1069 | 1783 | 2276 | 2800 | 3125 | 2794 | 2541 | 2479 | 1977 | 1654 | 1371 | 1074 | 1057 | 957 | 806 | 837 | 572 | 768 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1059 | 715 | 904 | 700 | 334 | 407 | 142 | 188 | 496 | 600 | 600 | 848 | 592 | 480 | 487 | 499 | 768 | 492 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | S 11 | NNW 15 | SSW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 21 | 152 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 492 | 539 | 611 | 572 | 606 | 606 | 557 | 554 | 553 | 515 | 508 | 503 | 516 | 522 | 522 | 503 | 449 | 400 | 400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3313 | 3313 | 3741 | 3322 | 3744 | 3322 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3741 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 |
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