Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1184 | 1029 | 947 | 846 | 767 | 609 | 485 | 534 | 621 | 694 | 871 | 955 | 1137 | 1017 | 1096 | 1068 | 1028 | 962 | 767 | 978 | 1062 | 5849 | 4746 | 5671 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM0.52m | 8:32AM0.88m | 9:26PM0.55m | 9:37AM0.86m | 10:37PM0.60m | 10:39AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.17m | 1:35AM0.20m | 3:35PM0.14m | 2:52AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.12m | 4:09AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1047 | 1029 | 887 | 781 | 626 | 493 | 485 | 389 | 334 | 300 | 871 | 955 | 1137 | 383 | 1096 | 1068 | 1028 | 962 | 767 | 711 | 592 | 5849 | 4746 | 5671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1184 | 961 | 947 | 846 | 767 | 609 | 473 | 437 | 374 | 694 | 248 | 178 | 178 | 1017 | 243 | 166 | 87 | 129 | 144 | 465 | 1062 | 765 | 754 | 708 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | SW 15 | S 8 | NNW 11 | SW 20 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 111 | 188 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 388 | 534 | 621 | 324 | 200 | 228 | 17 | 209 | 125 | 147 | 69 | 149 | 23 | 767 | 239 | 12 | 563 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 11 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | NNW 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 73 | 123 | 152 | 211 | 771 | 222 | 32 | 341 | 23 | 370 | 504 | 978 | 450 | 1165 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3575 | 3575 | 3540 | 3600 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 2 | 11 | 3540 | 3524 | 7 | 7 | 3575 | 3524 | 3560 | 3560 | 8 |
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