Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4142 | 3889 | 3652 | 3043 | 2525 | 2314 | 1815 | 1513 | 1384 | 1086 | 998 | 904 | 835 | 777 | 744 | 635 | 481 | 459 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:41PM0.58m | 3:58AM0.73m | 4:09PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.69m | 4:43PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.18m | 10:22AM0.21m | 10:01PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NNE 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4142 | 37 | 186 | 595 | 702 | 686 | 679 | 754 | 774 | 746 | 728 | 803 | 783 | 648 | 551 | 543 | 481 | 440 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SW 19 | S 12 | N 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 234 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 53 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 103 | 184 | 466 | 361 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | — | 12 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 162 | 285 | 325 | 459 | 447 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 3889 | 3652 | 3043 | 2525 | 2314 | 1815 | 1513 | 1384 | 1086 | 998 | 904 | 835 | 777 | 744 | 635 | — | — | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3575 | 3587 | 3587 | 3663 | 3665 | 3663 | 3587 | 3633 | 3636 | 3633 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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