Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 783 | 1552 | 1532 | 1664 | 1742 | 1833 | 1760 | 2082 | 1956 | 1804 | 2618 | 2534 | 2567 | 2266 | 1799 | 1568 | 1308 | 1290 | 1179 | 1077 | 1064 | 1418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:31AM0.60m | 5:17PM0.65m | 5:24AM0.54m | 6:22PM0.67m | 6:38AM0.48m | 7:41PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.20m | 11:39PM0.27m | 11:29AM0.23m | 1:08AM0.29m | 12:31PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 865 | 783 | 1552 | 1532 | 1664 | 1742 | 1833 | 1760 | 2082 | 1956 | 1804 | 2618 | 2534 | 2567 | 2266 | 1799 | 1568 | 1308 | 1290 | 1179 | 1077 | 1064 | 1418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 6 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 708 | 503 | 309 | 280 | 195 | 198 | 160 | 152 | 82 | 621 | 763 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 56 | 73 | 38 | 52 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | W 10 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 19 | NW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 54 | 125 | 21 | 71 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 148 | 44 | 75 | 79 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 73 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 52 | 52 | — | 59 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 85 | 35 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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