Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1493 | 1283 | 1077 | 1060 | 968 | 885 | 760 | 689 | 552 | 640 | 494 | 494 | 382 | 509 | 720 | 529 | 514 | 597 | 745 | 692 | 702 | 8 | 2956 | 7098 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:15AM0.73m | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:53AM0.80m | 1:45PM0.61m | 2:34AM0.86m | 2:29PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.15m | 8:15AM0.25m | 7:47PM0.12m | 9:03AM0.22m | 8:26PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | 6:38 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 1493 | 1283 | 374 | 1060 | 968 | 885 | 760 | 689 | 552 | 226 | 220 | 204 | 199 | 178 | 720 | 178 | 514 | 597 | 745 | 692 | 702 | 8 | 1764 | 1226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 22 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 142 | 18 | 1077 | 255 | 194 | 178 | 158 | 79 | 169 | 640 | 494 | 494 | 382 | 509 | 417 | 467 | 350 | 273 | 32 | 170 | 255 | 7 | 155 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | N 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | N 7 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 71 | 16 | 15 | 96 | 133 | 66 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 275 | 112 | 529 | 55 | 64 | 184 | 31 | 20 | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | — | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 144 | — | 36 | 167 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 221 | 200 | 272 | 913 | 2060 | 3528 | 2956 | 7098 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3633 | 3634 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3600 | 3633 | 0 | 3633 | 3633 | 3560 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 |
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