Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1200 | 1422 | 1380 | 1193 | 1189 | 1089 | 1009 | 919 | 901 | 822 | 759 | 936 | 1011 | 1125 | 967 | 1428 | 940 | 990 | 1187 | 1449 | 1968 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM0.49m | 6:39AM0.59m | 7:38PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.32m | 11:48PM0.32m | 1:31PM0.34m | 1:38AM0.35m | 2:50PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1200 | 113 | 1380 | 1193 | 1189 | 1089 | 1009 | 919 | 901 | 820 | 759 | 651 | 1011 | 1125 | 967 | 1428 | 574 | 962 | 1187 | 1449 | 1968 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 113 | — | 203 | 255 | 297 | 334 | 448 | 667 | 717 | 822 | 724 | 936 | 523 | 441 | 261 | 59 | 239 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 15 | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 84 | 78 | 73 | 103 | 100 | 90 | 87 | 59 | 85 | 60 | — | 4 | — | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 1422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 45 | 141 | 331 | 940 | 990 | 1064 | 1259 | 1410 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3540 | 3575 | 3575 | 3575 | 3575 | 3608 | 3608 | 3633 | 3524 | 3524 |
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