Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3219 | 2665 | 2032 | 1862 | 1761 | 1736 | 1470 | 1145 | 1507 | 2283 | 1217 | 1082 | 890 | 955 | 1012 | 1285 | 1592 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM0.64m | 11:40AM0.60m | 00:24AM0.72m | 12:23PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.30m | 5:50PM0.22m | 6:44AM0.26m | 6:22PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3219 | 2665 | 2032 | 1862 | 1761 | 959 | 964 | 1145 | 1507 | 1527 | 1217 | 1082 | 890 | 955 | 1012 | 1285 | 1592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | 237 | 321 | 561 | 746 | 919 | 1736 | 1470 | 1021 | 821 | 14 | 585 | 567 | 724 | 519 | 369 | 783 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | N 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 46 | 8 | 464 | 350 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 135 | 116 | 214 | 314 | 96 | 903 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | W 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 389 | 748 | 754 | 564 | 558 | 363 | 216 | 124 | 71 | 2283 | 952 | 341 | 322 | 408 | 324 | 225 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3634 | 3524 | 3560 | 3608 |
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