Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 707 | 738 | 945 | 1322 | 1295 | 1075 | 995 | 1099 | 1087 | 1074 | 875 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 565 | 603 | 710 | 710 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.58m | 1:14AM0.78m | 1:39PM0.59m | 1:47AM0.80m | 2:08PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.17m | 6:47PM0.19m | 7:48AM0.15m | 7:20PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 298 | 316 | 945 | 1322 | 1295 | 1075 | 995 | 1099 | 1087 | 1074 | 875 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 378 | 321 | 228 | 185 | 710 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 707 | 738 | 246 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 288 | 297 | 320 | 307 | 164 | 151 | 165 | 10 | 10 | 793 | 565 | 603 | 710 | 208 | 525 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 24 | 74 | 106 | 245 | 377 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3524 | 2 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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