Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 718 | 565 | 555 | 450 | 355 | 349 | 268 | 224 | 150 | 119 | 154 | 234 | 450 | 450 | 708 | 2032 | 1776 | 1573 | 1652 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:17AM0.87m | 4:29PM0.62m | 5:01AM0.81m | 5:18PM0.61m | 5:51AM0.73m | 6:17PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.15m | 10:24PM0.11m | 11:30AM0.18m | 11:16PM0.17m | 12:20PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1037 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 718 | 565 | 555 | 450 | 355 | 349 | 268 | 224 | 150 | 119 | 96 | 234 | 392 | 450 | 708 | 2032 | 1776 | 1573 | 1652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 42 | 42 | 155 | 154 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 54 | 41 | 44 | 32 | 58 | 450 | 157 | 153 | 180 | 131 | 114 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNW 12 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 21 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 18 | NNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 58 | 113 | 14 | 30 | 154 | 109 | 97 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 142 | 111 | 154 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 570 | 102 | 522 | 522 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 58 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 79 | 129 | 202 | 374 | 596 | 821 | 889 | 822 | 810 | 1207 | 3457 | 59 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
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