Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 275 | 234 | 214 | 232 | 1384 | 1288 | 1098 | 899 | 803 | 580 | 466 | 368 | 228 | 739 | 894 | 702 | 944 | 960 | 847 | 890 | 723 | 692 | 1122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:52AM0.91m | 6:11PM0.54m | 6:53AM0.87m | 7:30PM0.54m | 8:00AM0.82m | 8:56PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.20m | 11:52PM0.17m | 1:51PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.22m | 3:00PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | 6:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 328 | 275 | 234 | 214 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 151 | 133 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 205 | 228 | 739 | 894 | 702 | 944 | 960 | 847 | 890 | 723 | 692 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 127 | 98 | 98 | 232 | 35 | 123 | 70 | 177 | 278 | 129 | 170 | 154 | 59 | 568 | 612 | 617 | 669 | 659 | 649 | 572 | 572 | 563 | 320 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 19 | SE 13 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 181 | 85 | 12 | 266 | 260 | 311 | 154 | 394 | 504 | 546 | 565 | 623 | 557 | 526 | 511 | 424 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 177 | 284 | 486 | 821 | 1384 | 1288 | 1098 | 899 | 803 | 580 | 466 | 368 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3634 | 3634 | 3600 | 3608 | 3608 | 3634 | 3663 | 3608 | 3608 | 3677 | 3673 | 3676 | 3636 | 3634 | 3634 | 3672 | 3676 | 3676 | 2 | 2 | 3744 | 3706 | 3682 | 3540 |
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