Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 1.5m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 21s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1960 | 1824 | 1840 | 2144 | 2381 | 3065 | 4178 | 4101 | 4251 | 4233 | 4465 | 5045 | 4664 | 4385 | 3814 | 3771 | 3728 | 3433 | 3185 |
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 | 2:37AM0.21m | 3:08PM0.20m | 2:50AM0.20m | 3:14PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.08m | 9:06AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.10m | 9:33AM0.08m | 9:06PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1960 | 1824 | 1840 | 1715 | 1340 | 1323 | 1278 | 4101 | 4251 | 4233 | 4465 | 5045 | 4664 | 4385 | 3814 | 3771 | 3728 | 3433 | 3185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | W 20 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 763 | 1237 | 2144 | 2381 | 3065 | 4178 | 483 | 403 | 61 | 283 | 250 | 235 | 30 | — | — | — | 147 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 13 | SW 14 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 269 | 101 | 211 | 211 | 281 | 264 | 371 | 483 | 447 | 61 | 297 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | E 5 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 54 | 1158 | 195 | 2167 | 228 | 269 | 275 | 266 | 256 | 244 | 251 | 209 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1002 | 3330 | 3260 | 3274 | 3260 | 3260 | 3260 | 3233 | 2393 | 2257 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 |
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