Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 190 | 313 | 228 | 678 | 800 | 847 | 847 | 985 | 872 | 976 | 1084 | 1312 | 451 | 471 | 440 | 814 | 1186 | 320 | 418 | 361 | 418 | 384 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.87m | 7:30PM0.54m | 8:00AM0.82m | 8:56PM0.56m | 9:12AM0.78m | 10:18PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.22m | 3:00PM0.20m | 2:32AM0.26m | 4:06PM0.18m | 4:02AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | 6:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 563 | 367 | 205 | 202 | 678 | 800 | 847 | 847 | 985 | 872 | 976 | 528 | 451 | 451 | 471 | 440 | 418 | 251 | 224 | 418 | 361 | 418 | 384 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | W 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 193 | 190 | 154 | 228 | 568 | 663 | 607 | 669 | 581 | 581 | 572 | 503 | 418 | 405 | 444 | 353 | 255 | 86 | 205 | 177 | 240 | 126 | 185 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | W 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 170 | 170 | 255 | 154 | 398 | 504 | 480 | 565 | 623 | 557 | 526 | — | — | 289 | 299 | 294 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 75 | 171 | 116 | 121 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 32 | 313 | 39 | 47 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 1084 | 1312 | 365 | 275 | 241 | 814 | 1186 | 320 | 322 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3676 | 3673 | 3664 | 3647 | 11 | 3682 | 3679 | 3682 | 3744 | 3524 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
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