Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), 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 W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 16 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 1080 | 1439 | 1055 | 864 | 766 | 668 | 427 | 368 | 295 | 879 | 913 | 792 | 969 | 887 | 944 | 1080 | 894 | 1160 | 1136 | 1194 | 435 | 431 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11PM0.54m | 6:53AM0.87m | 7:30PM0.54m | 8:00AM0.82m | 8:56PM0.56m | 9:12AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.20m | 11:52PM0.17m | 1:51PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.22m | 3:00PM0.20m | 2:32AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 15 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 130 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 205 | 228 | 568 | 913 | 792 | 969 | 887 | 944 | 572 | 572 | 563 | 520 | 437 | 403 | 336 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 232 | 51 | 123 | 70 | 368 | 278 | 170 | 170 | 154 | 154 | 398 | 663 | 607 | 669 | 581 | 581 | 526 | 503 | 374 | 369 | 286 | 268 | 183 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SE 14 | SW 19 | SE 13 | NE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | N 11 | SW 14 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 50 | 181 | 85 | 3 | 266 | 260 | 255 | 287 | — | 504 | 480 | 565 | 623 | 557 | 2 | 457 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 180 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 763 | 1080 | 1439 | 1055 | 864 | 766 | 668 | 427 | 368 | 295 | 879 | — | — | — | — | — | 1080 | 894 | 1160 | 1136 | 1194 | 435 | 431 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3663 | 3664 | 3608 | 3608 | 3665 | 3676 | 3706 | 3647 | 3634 | 3634 | 3682 | 3676 | 3676 | 3560 | 3744 | 3757 | 3687 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3579 |
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