Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 701 | 734 | 767 | 911 | 1271 | 1378 | 3609 | 3045 | 3028 | 2871 | 2738 | 2756 | 2956 | 2908 | 2449 | 2008 | 1715 | 1317 | 1141 | 745 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM0.48m | 10:50PM0.70m | 11:33AM0.51m | 11:44PM0.78m | 12:22PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.27m | 5:45AM0.20m | 5:04PM0.23m | 6:33AM0.14m | 5:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 710 | 701 | 734 | 767 | 911 | 1271 | 1378 | 38 | 217 | 123 | 2871 | 2738 | 2756 | 2956 | 2908 | 2449 | 2008 | 1715 | 1317 | 1141 | 745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 11 | NW 13 | N 6 | NNW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 253 | 201 | 121 | 88 | 10 | 44 | 64 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 10 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 72 | 155 | 299 | 543 | 725 | 623 | 3609 | 3045 | 3028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 3757 | 3560 | 3608 | 3575 | 3579 | 3587 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3579 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
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