Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10011 | 9053 | 8697 | 7879 | 7029 | 6171 | 5295 | 4689 | 4206 | 3399 | 3013 | 2702 | 2418 | 2183 | 1928 | 1818 | 1777 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.54m | 4:03AM0.80m | 3:55PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.18m | 10:09AM0.26m | 9:11PM0.20m | 10:43AM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 7029 | 6171 | 5295 | 4689 | 4206 | 3399 | 3013 | 2702 | 2418 | 2183 | 1928 | 1818 | 1777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | 23 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10011 | 9053 | 8697 | 7879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3587 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3633 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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