Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2339 | 2471 | 5106 | 3986 | 3740 | 3436 | 3800 | 4145 | 3633 | 3172 | 3172 | 8289 | 8541 | 8971 | 9081 | 9565 | 9324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.81m | 2:30PM0.59m | 3:04AM0.82m | 3:00PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.16m | 8:58AM0.23m | 8:22PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.18m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2078 | 2471 | 5106 | 3986 | 735 | 3436 | 3800 | 4145 | 3633 | 3172 | 3172 | 8289 | 8541 | 8971 | 9081 | 9565 | 9324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2339 | 149 | 156 | 150 | 34 | 1195 | 1092 | 1081 | 1988 | 2475 | 2921 | 123 | 88 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 194 | 4 | 538 | 104 | 100 | 198 | 250 | 229 | 176 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WSW 14 | — | NNW 6 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 2027 | — | 28 | 3740 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3636 | 3634 | 3647 | 3649 | 3647 | 3649 | 11 | 11 | 3540 | 3587 | 3579 | 3575 | 3575 | 3560 | 3575 | 3560 | 3587 |
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