Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 660 | 521 | 411 | 407 | 886 | 1318 | 1638 | 3676 | 3668 | 3622 | 3746 | 2938 | 2457 | 2155 | 2004 | 1736 | 1470 | 1404 | 1283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01PM0.57m | 10:51AM0.60m | 11:46PM0.64m | 11:40AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.29m | 4:51AM0.35m | 5:16PM0.26m | 5:54AM0.30m | 5:50PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 660 | 521 | 411 | 323 | 314 | 302 | 1147 | 3676 | 3668 | 3622 | 3746 | 2938 | 2457 | 2155 | 2004 | 1736 | 1470 | 1161 | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 569 | 397 | 320 | 407 | 700 | 828 | 1638 | 247 | 173 | 147 | 60 | 70 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | SE 11 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 15 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 77 | 255 | 176 | 886 | 1318 | 287 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 119 | 310 | 808 | 792 | 460 | 437 | 1081 | 1108 | 1119 | 988 | 1019 | 958 | 1099 | 1209 | 1469 | 1404 | 1283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3633 | 3633 | 3579 | 3633 | 3587 | 7 | 3575 | 3560 | 3575 | 3633 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 |
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