Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5025 | 4427 | 4153 | 3635 | 3497 | 3494 | 3848 | 3888 | 3592 | 3486 | 3184 | 3668 | 4035 | 3839 | 3284 | 2954 | 2726 | 2553 | 2505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:23PM0.60m | 1:01AM0.80m | 1:02PM0.61m | 1:38AM0.87m | 1:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.17m | 7:27AM0.22m | 6:56PM0.13m | 8:08AM0.19m | 7:33PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 321 | 964 | 891 | 810 | 874 | 837 | 767 | 767 | 694 | 694 | 694 | 613 | 488 | 430 | 3284 | 2954 | 2726 | 2553 | 2505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 376 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 137 | 214 | 279 | 455 | 834 | 835 | 1136 | 1213 | 1078 | 1014 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SW 24 | SW 24 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 73 | 72 | 106 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 380 | 330 | 272 | 228 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5025 | 4427 | 4153 | 3635 | 3497 | 3494 | 3848 | 3888 | 3592 | 3486 | 3184 | 3668 | 4035 | 3839 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3717 | 3600 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3540 | 3560 | 3600 | 3560 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 |
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