Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 1162 | 2278 | 2244 | 2334 | 2265 | 1913 | 1694 | 1341 | 1302 | 1227 | 1376 | 2474 | 831 | 917 | 743 | 1564 | 1556 | 1333 | 999 | 1143 | 1240 | 1700 | 1881 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:30AM0.21m | 00:20AM0.18m | 12:07PM0.24m | 00:42AM0.19m | 12:44PM0.26m | 1:05AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.02m | 6:03AM0.06m | 6:49PM0.02m | 6:33AM0.04m | 7:18PM0.02m | 7:04AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1034 | 1162 | 2278 | 2244 | 2334 | 2265 | 1913 | 1694 | 1259 | 1302 | 1227 | 1376 | 2474 | 831 | 917 | 621 | 1564 | 1556 | 1333 | 999 | 1143 | 1240 | 1355 | 1881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 512 | 649 | 37 | 659 | 659 | 644 | 675 | 808 | 1341 | 1054 | 859 | 730 | 115 | 773 | 616 | 389 | 350 | 268 | 263 | 759 | 736 | 627 | 1700 | 1189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | WNW 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 253 | 253 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 260 | 384 | 5 | 30 | 165 | 168 | 68 | 254 | 509 | 65 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 743 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 3780 | 3741 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 3774 | 1002 | 3322 | 3322 | 3322 | 3741 | 3313 | 3313 | 3741 | 3313 | 3313 | 3286 | 186 |
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