Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 267 | 217 | 231 | 266 | 240 | 246 | 400 | 294 | 201 | 273 | 234 | 229 | 326 | 322 | 393 | 393 | 558 | 683 | 314 | 491 |
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 |
High Tide | 1:13PM0.17m | 1:21AM0.22m | 1:22PM0.15m | 1:44AM0.19m | 1:05PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.05m | 7:48AM0.07m | 6:50PM0.07m | 8:00AM0.11m | 6:26PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 302 | 267 | 217 | 231 | 183 | 169 | 167 | 400 | 294 | 201 | 273 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 322 | 294 | 164 | 145 | 683 | 314 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 104 | 170 | 206 | 266 | 240 | 246 | 54 | 54 | 123 | 193 | 219 | 193 | 88 | 187 | 393 | 393 | 558 | 101 | 94 | 482 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 64 | 51 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 72 | 84 | 53 | 50 | 234 | 229 | 326 | 45 | 144 | 95 | 90 | 92 | 104 | 491 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 329 | 315 | 315 | 277 | 245 | 238 | 215 | 210 | 187 | 171 | 163 | 73 | 78 | — | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2257 | 2257 | 2094 | 2094 | 2393 | 2548 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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