Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 7AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 904 | 835 | 739 | 703 | 635 | 481 | 459 | 395 | 390 | 432 | 409 | 528 | 694 | 686 | 595 | 493 | 443 | 432 | 498 | 643 | 627 | 580 | 557 | 631 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.69m | 4:43PM0.57m | 5:05AM0.64m | 5:29PM0.57m | 5:52AM0.58m | 6:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.23m | 10:41PM0.23m | 11:26AM0.26m | 11:34PM0.27m | 12:12PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 904 | 692 | 648 | 558 | 635 | 481 | 292 | 362 | 316 | 432 | 361 | 308 | 290 | 454 | 370 | 226 | 193 | 185 | 225 | 643 | 627 | 580 | 557 | 631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 803 | 75 | 104 | 76 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 284 | 332 | 233 | 331 | 528 | 147 | 686 | 595 | 493 | 443 | 432 | 498 | 188 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | NE 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 19 | 77 | 162 | 187 | 268 | 244 | 395 | 390 | 331 | 409 | 327 | 694 | 212 | 205 | 84 | 69 | 50 | 136 | 2 | 42 | 25 | 30 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 835 | 739 | 703 | — | — | 450 | — | — | — | 161 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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