Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). 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 (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 1074 | 875 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 565 | 603 | 710 | 1449 | 525 | 472 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 401 | 368 | 352 | 362 |
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 | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:39PM0.59m | 1:47AM0.80m | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:16AM0.80m | 2:34PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.15m | 7:20PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.17m | 8:48AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1087 | 1074 | 875 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 287 | 300 | 192 | 710 | 1449 | 314 | 242 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 401 | 368 | 352 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 10 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 277 | 192 | 161 | 151 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 793 | 565 | 603 | 217 | 21 | 525 | 472 | 178 | 129 | 84 | 31 | 51 | 52 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 42 | 119 | 207 | 275 | 274 | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 25 | 51 | 94 | 101 | 122 | 186 | 339 | 497 | 791 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3540 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 11 | 3524 | 8 | 3524 | 0 | 2 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3600 |
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