Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4859 | 5118 | 4937 | 4610 | 4142 | 3854 | 3652 | 2862 | 2525 | 2164 | 1815 | 1547 | 1384 | 1053 | 963 | 833 | 835 | 811 | 760 | 705 | 586 | 486 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 3:31AM0.76m | 3:41PM0.58m | 3:58AM0.73m | 4:09PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.69m | 4:43PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.19m | 9:29PM0.18m | 10:22AM0.21m | 10:01PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 4859 | 183 | 235 | 4610 | 4142 | 37 | 186 | 595 | 702 | 686 | 679 | 754 | 774 | 746 | 728 | 710 | 683 | 648 | 614 | 543 | 466 | 459 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | NNE 7 | SW 19 | S 12 | N 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 194 | 36 | 234 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 115 | 117 | 69 | 157 | 199 | 235 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 12 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 77 | 49 | 285 | 282 | 244 | 395 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 5118 | 4937 | — | — | 3854 | 3652 | 2862 | 2525 | 2164 | 1815 | 1547 | 1384 | 1053 | 963 | 833 | 835 | 811 | 760 | 705 | 586 | 486 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3579 | 3587 | 3587 | 3637 | 3663 | 3663 | 3636 | 3633 | 3587 | 3633 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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