Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2577 | 2183 | 1928 | 1928 | 1777 | 1626 | 1545 | 1269 | 976 | 819 | 661 | 1012 | 1249 | 1095 | 1244 | 671 | 492 | 520 | 349 | 386 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.52m | 4:33AM0.79m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:06AM0.77m | 5:01PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.27m | 9:36PM0.21m | 11:18AM0.29m | 10:03PM0.23m | 11:59AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2577 | 2183 | 1928 | 1928 | 1777 | 1626 | 1545 | 1269 | 976 | 819 | 661 | 30 | 82 | 1095 | 1244 | 671 | 492 | 520 | 349 | 342 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | NW 9 | N 5 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 72 | 343 | 389 | 273 | 282 | 386 | 514 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 73 | 26 | 71 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 198 | 348 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 37 | 56 | 1012 | 1249 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3608 | 2 | 3608 | 3608 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3608 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
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