Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 967 | 1428 | 920 | 1174 | 1187 | 1449 | 2113 | 4981 | 5462 | 5414 | 8916 | 9373 | 8496 | 7931 | 7293 | 6907 | 6242 | 5162 | 4733 | 4284 | 3669 | 3331 | 3110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:11AM0.55m | 9:21PM0.55m | 9:43AM0.54m | 10:29PM0.63m | 10:48AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.35m | 2:50PM0.32m | 3:39AM0.33m | 3:54PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 967 | 1428 | 920 | 763 | 981 | 1449 | 1199 | 4981 | 5462 | 5414 | 8916 | 9373 | 8496 | 7931 | 7293 | 6907 | 6242 | 5162 | 4733 | 4284 | 3669 | 3331 | 3110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 261 | 59 | 59 | 1174 | 1187 | 62 | 2113 | 59 | 188 | 406 | 406 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 115 | 365 | 350 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | W 18 | S 11 | W 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | — | 138 | 63 | 63 | 24 | 62 | 140 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 72 | 16 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | 192 | 636 | — | — | 1088 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3540 | 3540 | 3587 | 11 | 11 | 3540 | 3540 | 3587 | 11 | 3587 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 11 | 11 | 3540 | 11 | 7 |
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