Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 190 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 347 | 268 | 264 | 221 | 231 | 336 | 322 | 299 | 421 | 581 | 581 | 737 | 793 | 809 | 882 | 962 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:16PM0.61m | 3:19AM0.69m | 3:47PM0.63m | 3:51AM0.65m | 4:26PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.16m | 9:06PM0.21m | 9:40AM0.17m | 9:45PM0.22m | 10:08AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 216 | 190 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 347 | 268 | 264 | 70 | 56 | 336 | 322 | 103 | 421 | 581 | 81 | 737 | 793 | 809 | 882 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 90 | 42 | 54 | 61 | 221 | 231 | 143 | 116 | 299 | 103 | 109 | 581 | 34 | 100 | 75 | 247 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WNW 6 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 176 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 84 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 103 | 29 | 61 | 109 | 107 | 17 | 53 | 68 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 220 | 215 | 193 | 214 | 152 | 152 | 131 | 111 | 104 | 100 | 87 | 87 | 103 | 95 | — | 28 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3608 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3744 | 3524 | 7 | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3560 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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