Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 612 | 595 | 543 | 724 | 713 | 613 | 597 | 531 | 522 | 456 | 361 | 455 | 361 | 414 | 290 | 183 | 211 | 463 | 850 | 955 | 1035 | 1054 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | 5:44AM0.73m | 5:49PM0.46m | 6:30AM0.70m | 6:58PM0.45m | 7:28AM0.66m | 8:33PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.32m | 11:14PM0.29m | 1:46PM0.33m | 00:08AM0.33m | 2:52PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 560 | 612 | 595 | 543 | 724 | 713 | 613 | 597 | 531 | 522 | 456 | 308 | 455 | 361 | 414 | 290 | 183 | 133 | 99 | 72 | 955 | 1035 | 1054 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 529 | 542 | 446 | 415 | 494 | 424 | 392 | 581 | 469 | 454 | 373 | 361 | 361 | 204 | 84 | 154 | 104 | 65 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 11 | SW 15 | NNW 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 56 | 220 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 132 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 149 | 38 | 220 | 176 | 104 | 32 | 104 | 76 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 227 | 249 | 312 | 34 | 46 | 51 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 130 | 211 | 463 | 850 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3575 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3540 | 3540 | 3575 | 3579 | 3634 | 3560 | 3673 | 3540 |
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