Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 398 | 261 | 485 | 590 | 696 | 663 | 827 | 834 | 520 | 1474 | 1500 | 1368 | 1218 | 1200 | 1110 | 1198 | 1512 | 1151 | 972 | 1129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20AM0.64m | 11:13PM0.68m | 11:26AM0.64m | 00:06AM0.74m | 12:18PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.21m | 5:28AM0.25m | 5:36PM0.19m | 6:27AM0.21m | 6:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 13 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 393 | 398 | 261 | 485 | 590 | 696 | 491 | 827 | 829 | 533 | 766 | 1500 | 630 | 1218 | 1200 | 1110 | 1198 | 1512 | 1151 | 972 | 1129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 20 | 7 | 129 | 85 | 319 | 400 | 663 | 29 | 914 | 520 | 1474 | 250 | 1368 | 299 | 387 | 268 | 143 | 104 | 55 | 45 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | W 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | NW 9 | W 10 | — | NNE 8 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 834 | 421 | 379 | — | 186 | 276 | 102 | 57 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 51 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 |
| kJ | 669 | 843 | 994 | 1148 | 1134 | 1322 | 1557 | 1865 | 152 | 387 | 421 | 687 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 23 | 27 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3540 | 3540 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3524 | 2 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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