Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 355 | 349 | 268 | 224 | 150 | 119 | 154 | 234 | 450 | 450 | 614 | 564 | 2284 | 1735 | 1790 | 2442 | 2104 | 1920 | 1999 | 2408 | 2415 | 2434 | 4777 |
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-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01AM0.81m | 5:18PM0.61m | 5:51AM0.73m | 6:17PM0.59m | 6:52AM0.65m | 7:37PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.11m | 11:30AM0.18m | 11:16PM0.17m | 12:20PM0.22m | 00:20AM0.23m | 1:23PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 450 | 355 | 349 | 268 | 224 | 150 | 119 | 75 | 234 | 450 | 450 | 3576 | 2762 | 2284 | 1735 | 1790 | 2442 | 2104 | 1920 | 1999 | 2005 | 1834 | 2434 | 4777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 58 | 42 | 153 | 614 | 564 | 105 | 105 | 168 | 137 | 129 | 1065 | 1366 | 2408 | 2415 | 1299 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | N 7 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 142 | 111 | 154 | 21 | 20 | — | 614 | 74 | 309 | 74 | 464 | 516 | 655 | 125 | 87 | 19 | 60 | 56 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 73 | 129 | 230 | 373 | 567 | 851 | 954 | 929 | 1133 | 2846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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