Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 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 (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 21 | 2281 | 3023 | 2162 | 1522 | 1102 | 904 | 451 | 430 | 397 | 390 | 353 | 294 | 272 | 272 | 629 | 579 | 800 | 923 | 907 | 819 | 735 | 735 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.60m | 3:18AM0.91m | 3:16PM0.59m | 4:05AM0.93m | 4:07PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.22m | 8:26PM0.09m | 9:53AM0.21m | 9:10PM0.09m | 10:45AM0.20m | 9:57PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | 6:39 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 745 | 16 | 1070 | 502 | 224 | 1522 | 528 | 528 | 388 | 315 | 288 | 258 | 353 | 210 | 218 | 183 | 629 | 579 | 800 | 923 | 907 | 819 | 735 | 735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | N 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 8 | 255 | 121 | 418 | 444 | 158 | 179 | 451 | 430 | 397 | 390 | 214 | 294 | 243 | 239 | 292 | 173 | 182 | 479 | 854 | 458 | 421 | 613 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 8 | 252 | 231 | 240 | 98 | 211 | 136 | 86 | 208 | 54 | 183 | 279 | 272 | 272 | 330 | 234 | 323 | 232 | 57 | 107 | 71 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1569 | 2651 | 2281 | 3023 | 2162 | 161 | 1102 | 904 | 235 | 348 | 374 | 261 | 268 | 260 | 253 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3634 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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