Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 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) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s 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) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1011 | 890 | 890 | 759 | 1134 | 1537 | 1725 | 1456 | 2631 | 1518 | 1295 | 925 | 782 | 736 | 615 | 521 | 411 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM0.46m | 8:38AM0.63m | 10:01PM0.50m | 9:49AM0.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.37m | 3:52PM0.31m | 3:23AM0.37m | 4:39PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1011 | 890 | 890 | 759 | 1134 | 118 | 114 | 479 | 1456 | 1518 | 1295 | 925 | 782 | 710 | 615 | 521 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | NNW 11 | N 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 28 | 242 | 96 | 11 | 14 | 112 | 700 | 791 | 864 | 850 | 736 | 736 | 425 | 288 | 221 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | N 13 | N 14 | NNW 10 | N 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 112 | 110 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 125 | 101 | 77 | 255 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 37 | 53 | 66 | 1537 | 1725 | 1456 | 2631 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 165 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3560 | 3540 | 2 | 3608 | 3634 | 3634 | 3649 | 3664 | 3664 | 3664 | 3669 | 3608 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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