Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3058 | 2832 | 2586 | 2422 | 2027 | 1863 | 1728 | 1580 | 1558 | 1403 | 1285 | 1228 | 1037 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 718 | 565 | 555 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM0.63m | 3:36AM0.91m | 3:47PM0.63m | 4:17AM0.87m | 4:29PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.06m | 10:07AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.08m | 10:46AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3058 | 2832 | 2586 | 2422 | 2027 | 1863 | 1728 | 1580 | 1558 | 1403 | 1285 | 1228 | 1037 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 718 | 565 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 155 | 154 | 154 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 58 | 113 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 43 | 42 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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