Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1390 | 1422 | 1602 | 1565 | 1519 | 1459 | 1295 | 925 | 827 | 736 | 686 | 521 | 360 | 407 | 886 | 1318 | 1754 | 3903 | 4055 | 3622 | 3953 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:38AM0.63m | 10:01PM0.50m | 9:49AM0.61m | 11:01PM0.57m | 10:51AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.31m | 3:23AM0.37m | 4:39PM0.29m | 4:51AM0.35m | 5:16PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 118 | 114 | 1565 | 1340 | 1459 | 1295 | 925 | 827 | 710 | 686 | 521 | 357 | 308 | 246 | 981 | 1147 | 3903 | 4055 | 3622 | 3953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 11 | N 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 14 | 418 | 700 | 851 | 864 | 795 | 782 | 736 | 547 | 343 | 360 | 407 | 841 | 1318 | 1754 | 121 | 62 | 34 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 14 | NNW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 10 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 125 | 101 | 17 | 50 | 217 | 886 | 210 | 161 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1390 | 1422 | 1602 | — | 1519 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 353 | 350 | 208 | 237 | 374 | 622 | 844 | 691 | 1029 | 1080 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3663 | 3665 | 3664 | 3672 | 3673 | 3608 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3634 | 3587 | 3575 | 3575 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 |
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