Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 930 | 898 | 817 | 729 | 998 | 683 | 1126 | 760 | 1034 | 1230 | 2278 | 2244 | 2178 | 2113 | 1777 | 1694 | 1341 | 1358 | 1310 | 1498 | 2665 | 917 | 868 | 698 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.19m | 00:04AM0.17m | 11:30AM0.21m | 00:20AM0.18m | 12:07PM0.24m | 00:42AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.04m | 5:37AM0.09m | 6:21PM0.02m | 6:03AM0.06m | 6:49PM0.02m | 6:33AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 930 | 898 | 817 | 729 | 647 | 683 | 1126 | 760 | 1034 | 1230 | 2278 | 2244 | 2178 | 2113 | 1777 | 1694 | 1207 | 1358 | 1310 | 1498 | 2665 | 917 | 868 | 698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 615 | 291 | 358 | 443 | 998 | 674 | 377 | 436 | 512 | 649 | 37 | 659 | 659 | 644 | 675 | 808 | 1341 | 1054 | 859 | 730 | 115 | 752 | 616 | 621 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 319 | 399 | 399 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 168 | 253 | 253 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 212 | 384 | 326 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 199 | 187 | 3741 | 199 | 186 | 13 | 13 | 3741 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 3313 | 199 | 3313 | 3774 | 3774 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 |
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