Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1447 | 1413 | 1413 | 1438 | 1488 | 1591 | 1500 | 1381 | 1446 | 1427 | 1374 | 1264 | 1130 | 1089 | 936 | 852 | 820 | 822 | 759 | 924 | 949 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:56PM0.51m | 5:36AM0.65m | 5:59PM0.49m | 6:39AM0.59m | 7:38PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.30m | 10:44PM0.27m | 12:20PM0.32m | 11:48PM0.32m | 1:31PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1447 | 1413 | 1413 | 1438 | 1488 | 1591 | 1500 | 1381 | 1446 | 113 | 1374 | 1264 | 1130 | 1089 | 936 | 852 | 820 | 768 | 759 | 651 | 595 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 57 | 84 | 113 | — | 203 | 255 | 297 | 334 | 517 | 667 | 708 | 822 | 648 | 924 | 949 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 55 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 103 | 100 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1427 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3608 | 3608 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3560 |
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