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 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4206 | 3550 | 3013 | 2702 | 2457 | 2183 | 1928 | 1928 | 1777 | 1834 | 1558 | 1357 | 910 | 819 | 723 | 1187 | 1365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03AM0.80m | 3:55PM0.52m | 4:33AM0.79m | 4:25PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.20m | 10:43AM0.27m | 9:36PM0.21m | 11:18AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 4206 | 3550 | 3013 | 2702 | 2457 | 2183 | 1928 | 1928 | 1777 | 1834 | 1558 | 1357 | 910 | 819 | 723 | 30 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 20 | 33 | 66 | 1187 | 1365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3608 | 3608 | 3636 | 3608 | 3600 | 3600 |
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