Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1884 | 1609 | 1651 | 1532 | 1431 | 1412 | 1412 | 1341 | 1289 | 1526 | 1672 | 1892 | 1847 | 1780 | 1759 | 1922 | 2160 | 2825 | 3022 | 3182 | 3396 | 3311 | 2982 | 3068 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:35AM0.70m | 12:32PM0.75m | 1:25AM0.74m | 1:21PM0.70m | 2:11AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.10m | 6:27AM0.23m | 7:00PM0.11m | 7:28AM0.23m | 7:39PM0.13m | 8:23AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1884 | 1609 | 1651 | 1532 | 1431 | 1412 | 1412 | 1341 | 1289 | 1526 | 1672 | 427 | 1847 | 527 | 760 | 613 | 2160 | 2825 | 3022 | 3182 | 3396 | 3311 | 2982 | 3068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 17 | N 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 230 | 215 | 132 | 107 | 108 | 93 | 33 | 31 | 107 | 85 | 1892 | 223 | 1780 | 1759 | 1922 | 575 | 463 | 193 | 315 | 270 | 264 | 220 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | W 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | 52 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 2 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 87 | 87 | 186 | 159 | 131 | 242 | 210 | 184 | 201 | 182 | 171 | 157 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 109 | 117 | 221 | 206 | 206 | 126 | 546 | 620 | 612 | 697 | 108 | 272 | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3560 | 3560 | 3524 | 3560 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
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