Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 9 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 492 | 531 | 390 | 367 | 418 | 528 | 694 | 686 | 595 | 493 | 443 | 432 | 498 | 643 | 627 | 580 | 557 | 631 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:43PM0.57m | 5:05AM0.64m | 5:29PM0.57m | 5:52AM0.58m | 6:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.23m | 11:26AM0.26m | 11:34PM0.27m | 12:12PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 466 | 292 | 335 | 370 | 367 | 418 | 308 | 290 | 454 | 245 | 226 | 184 | 234 | 225 | 643 | 627 | 580 | 557 | 631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 268 | 459 | 395 | 332 | 252 | 331 | 528 | 151 | 686 | 595 | 493 | 443 | 432 | 498 | 188 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 282 | 244 | 531 | 390 | 331 | 409 | 327 | 694 | 212 | 107 | 84 | 71 | 134 | 134 | 2 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 492 | 492 | 418 | — | — | 179 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3608 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3608 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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