Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1797 | 1997 | 1852 | 1614 | 1493 | 1283 | 1151 | 1060 | 822 | 797 | 772 | 689 | 623 | 640 | 494 | 494 | 424 | 509 | 501 | 536 | 350 | 469 | 734 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM0.64m | 1:15AM0.73m | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:53AM0.80m | 1:45PM0.61m | 2:34AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.19m | 7:27AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.15m | 8:15AM0.25m | 7:47PM0.12m | 9:03AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1797 | 1997 | 1852 | 1614 | 1493 | 1283 | 1151 | 1060 | 822 | 797 | 528 | 490 | 453 | 370 | 323 | 280 | 226 | 207 | 398 | 536 | 128 | 418 | 734 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 22 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 212 | 239 | 206 | 161 | 142 | 18 | 247 | 243 | 237 | 205 | 772 | 689 | 623 | 640 | 494 | 494 | 424 | 509 | 501 | 447 | 350 | 469 | 43 | 648 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | SW 9 | — | W 11 | SW 22 | N 12 | SW 20 | S 10 | N 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SSE 9 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 269 | — | 178 | — | 2 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 98 | 220 | 131 | 133 | 128 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 275 | 68 | 66 | 305 | 62 | 45 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNW 7 | — | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 257 | — | — | — | 18 | 207 | — | 52 | 21 | 163 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 170 | 45 | 60 | 341 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3575 | 3579 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3634 | 7 | 3634 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3633 | 3637 | 3633 |
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