Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 418 | 482 | 355 | 335 | 406 | 415 | 387 | 395 | 384 | 394 | 601 | 679 | 601 | 590 | 590 | 266 | 646 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18PM0.61m | 10:24AM0.74m | 11:27PM0.67m | 11:29AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.18m | 4:02AM0.27m | 5:05PM0.16m | 5:22AM0.26m | 5:57PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 463 | 297 | 482 | 355 | 335 | 406 | 415 | 387 | 395 | 384 | 394 | 47 | 679 | 601 | 590 | 590 | 266 | 646 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | W 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 198 | 418 | 171 | 157 | 231 | 119 | 119 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 48 | 47 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 256 | 56 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 247 | 202 | 88 | 151 | 121 | 61 | 88 | 56 | 45 | 51 | 74 | 30 | 47 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 59 | 150 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3524 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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