Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1255 | 1048 | 874 | 1283 | 3157 | 3663 | 4249 | 4652 | 4732 | 4402 | 4348 | 4242 | 4189 | 4136 | 3905 | 3806 | 3351 | 3264 | 3178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:21PM0.65m | 4:38AM0.70m | 5:09PM0.63m | 5:26AM0.61m | 6:09PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.17m | 10:58AM0.18m | 11:17PM0.22m | 11:42AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1255 | 1048 | 874 | 1283 | 3157 | 3663 | 4249 | 4652 | 4732 | 4402 | 4348 | 4242 | 4189 | 4136 | 3905 | 3806 | 3351 | 3264 | 3178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 18 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 77 | 750 | 765 | 44 | 34 | 481 | 365 | 281 | 205 | 135 | 86 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 520 | 77 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 50 | 72 | 102 | 317 | 543 | — | — | 24 | 32 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3587 | 3587 | 3579 | 3575 | 3575 | 11 | 11 | 3676 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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