Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 401 | 368 | 352 | 309 | 357 | 371 | 426 | 1672 | 1107 | 8 | 265 | 296 | 349 | 1538 | 972 | 21 | 2223 | 2336 | 3017 | 3041 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:42AM0.80m | 2:56PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:18PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.16m | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.17m | 9:03PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 9 | NNW 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 9 | WSW 11 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 466 | 401 | 368 | 352 | 309 | 357 | 371 | 426 | 1741 | 1997 | 8 | 265 | 2147 | 1838 | 573 | 972 | 207 | 2223 | 2336 | 3017 | 3041 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | W 15 | SSW 15 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 55 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1672 | 1107 | 8 | 8 | 296 | 349 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 343 | 219 | 83 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | NW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 95 | 154 | 272 | 455 | 613 | 1017 | 1775 | 3184 | — | — | 2990 | 2437 | — | — | 1538 | 1229 | 2034 | — | 168 | 362 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3608 | 3634 | 3706 | 3608 | 3600 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 |
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