Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 455 | 517 | 579 | 731 | 810 | 666 | 559 | 559 | 473 | 256 | 612 | 532 | 495 | 486 | 394 | 387 | 308 | 302 | 295 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM0.74m | 11:27PM0.67m | 11:29AM0.71m | 00:24AM0.73m | 12:25PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.16m | 5:22AM0.26m | 5:57PM0.15m | 6:30AM0.24m | 6:41PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSE 11 | WSW 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 431 | 75 | 517 | 67 | 48 | 47 | 666 | 559 | 559 | 473 | 248 | 612 | 532 | 495 | 486 | 394 | 387 | 308 | 292 | 240 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 119 | 56 | 68 | 51 | 74 | 47 | 93 | 65 | 41 | 62 | 256 | 56 | 150 | 190 | 183 | 113 | 203 | 248 | 302 | 295 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SE 9 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 59 | 150 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 455 | — | 579 | 731 | 810 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3579 | 3575 | 3524 |
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