Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 1194 | 1565 | 491 | 444 | 460 | 408 | 471 | 678 | 943 | 541 | 460 | 460 | 481 | 460 | 415 | 395 | 430 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM0.56m | 9:12AM0.78m | 10:18PM0.61m | 10:24AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.20m | 2:32AM0.26m | 4:06PM0.18m | 4:02AM0.27m | 5:05PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 824 | 503 | 458 | 451 | 416 | 353 | 304 | 251 | 483 | 202 | 541 | 460 | 460 | 481 | 460 | 415 | 395 | 430 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 572 | 528 | 418 | 405 | 444 | 277 | 245 | 228 | 247 | 75 | 171 | 126 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 526 | — | — | 236 | 244 | 232 | 189 | 79 | 104 | 4 | 88 | 116 | 85 | 61 | 88 | 56 | 45 | 51 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 1194 | 1565 | 491 | 397 | 460 | 408 | 471 | 678 | 943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3687 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3524 |
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