Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 10AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2216 | 2053 | 1875 | 1639 | 1589 | 2117 | 2042 | 2429 | 3894 | 3625 | 3336 | 2905 | 2692 | 2658 | 2481 | 2294 | 1776 | 1624 | 1624 | 1382 | 1255 | 1048 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM0.89m | 2:58PM0.65m | 3:14AM0.84m | 3:38PM0.65m | 3:55AM0.78m | 4:21PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.07m | 8:47PM0.09m | 9:42AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.12m | 10:19AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2216 | 2053 | 1875 | 1639 | 1589 | 1155 | 2042 | 2429 | 3894 | 3625 | 3336 | 2905 | 2692 | 2658 | 2481 | 2294 | 1776 | 1624 | 1624 | 1382 | 1255 | 1048 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 480 | 664 | 873 | 1281 | 1535 | 2117 | 1069 | 613 | 103 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 88 | 87 | 209 | 61 | 44 | 130 | 109 | 750 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 54 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 87 | 9 | 8 | 198 | 520 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 55 | 61 | 148 | 177 | 188 | 170 | 144 | 134 | 110 | 126 | 143 | 184 | 202 | — | 188 | 201 | 34 | 56 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3633 | 3634 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3634 | 3575 | 3575 | 3608 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3608 | 3608 | 3587 |
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