Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1777 | 1736 | 1558 | 1357 | 1131 | 813 | 723 | 754 | 907 | 1751 | 1475 | 770 | 586 | 500 | 402 | 386 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:33AM0.79m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:06AM0.77m | 5:01PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.21m | 11:18AM0.29m | 10:03PM0.23m | 11:59AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1777 | 1736 | 1558 | 1357 | 1131 | 813 | 723 | 754 | 907 | 73 | 1475 | 770 | 586 | 500 | 402 | 356 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 82 | 2 | 72 | 343 | 349 | 273 | 282 | 386 | 514 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 18 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 71 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 198 | 348 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 43 | 71 | 96 | 1751 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3608 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
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