Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 589 | 1060 | 934 | 159 | 258 | 265 | 366 | 560 | 589 | 661 | 719 | 701 | 1396 | 741 | 2795 | 2725 | 5823 | 7403 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.58m | 2:51AM0.81m | 2:52PM0.56m | 3:17AM0.79m | 3:15PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.21m | 8:37PM0.17m | 9:48AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 414 | 589 | 1060 | 934 | 158 | 229 | 265 | 330 | 560 | 452 | 317 | 719 | 701 | 1396 | 714 | 2795 | 2725 | 5823 | 7403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 91 | 123 | 159 | 258 | 252 | 366 | 107 | 589 | 661 | 273 | 440 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 455 | 495 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | WNW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 95 | 115 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 241 | 268 | 167 | 150 | 1133 | 1044 | 838 | 737 | 1702 | 566 | 740 | 885 | 632 | 448 | 741 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3560 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3634 | 3633 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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