Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 242 | 181 | 437 | 815 | 1092 | 1083 | 1556 | 2039 | 2020 | 2371 | 2667 | 2751 | 2723 | 3267 | 6930 | 5928 | 5729 | 2339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM0.69m | 1:13AM0.77m | 1:14PM0.66m | 1:55AM0.80m | 1:55PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.14m | 7:27AM0.23m | 7:20PM0.15m | 8:16AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 9 | SW 22 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 245 | 202 | 161 | 86 | 815 | 1092 | 876 | 1556 | 799 | 740 | 668 | 2667 | 2751 | 2723 | 3267 | 6930 | 5928 | 5729 | 2025 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 302 | 242 | 181 | 169 | 130 | 167 | 1083 | 198 | 2039 | 2020 | 2371 | 539 | 455 | 377 | 1156 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 2339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 26 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SSE 13 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 437 | 41 | 39 | 164 | 26 | 158 | 109 | 106 | 82 | 321 | 604 | 532 | — | 17 | — | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 50 | 92 | 202 | 529 | 914 | — | 839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3587 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3687 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3669 | 3608 | 3608 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3608 | 3608 |
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