Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 1089 | 1009 | 919 | 901 | 822 | 759 | 936 | 1011 | 1125 | 967 | 1314 | 1017 | 1100 | 1293 | 1449 | 2113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:39AM0.59m | 7:38PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.32m | 1:31PM0.34m | 1:38AM0.35m | 2:50PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1189 | 1089 | 1009 | 919 | 901 | 768 | 759 | 651 | 1011 | 1125 | 967 | 1314 | 1017 | 1087 | 1293 | 1256 | 1215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 297 | 334 | 448 | 667 | 717 | 822 | 724 | 936 | 523 | 441 | 296 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 1187 | 1449 | 2113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 20 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 32 | 84 | 78 | 73 | 103 | 100 | 90 | 87 | 85 | — | 140 | — | 62 | 62 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 45 | 124 | 342 | 788 | 1100 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3579 | 3575 | 3560 | 3575 | 3575 | 3608 | 3608 | 3633 | 3524 | 3540 |
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