Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3328 | 2810 | 2692 | 2899 | 3492 | 3419 | 3421 | 4530 | 4634 | 5339 | 4845 | 6006 | 6320 | 4970 | 4469 | 3862 | 3448 | 2874 | 1269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:24AM0.72m | 12:23PM0.60m | 1:01AM0.80m | 1:02PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.22m | 6:44AM0.26m | 6:22PM0.17m | 7:27AM0.22m | 6:56PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 921 | 757 | 669 | 594 | 527 | 449 | 3844 | 336 | 783 | 891 | 810 | 799 | 825 | 704 | 694 | 694 | 694 | 1234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NE 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 292 | 322 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 72 | 106 | 136 | 704 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 16 | NE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 22 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 214 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3328 | 2810 | 2692 | 2899 | 3492 | 3419 | 3421 | 4530 | 4634 | 5339 | 4845 | 6006 | 6320 | 4970 | 4469 | 3862 | 3448 | 2874 | 1269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3663 | 11 | 3680 | 3600 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 |
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