Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | W 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 371 | 426 | 7 | 1568 | 8 | 324 | 355 | 469 | 631 | 18 | 2379 | 2778 | 2923 | 3377 | 3887 | 4258 | 4785 | 5121 | 4947 | 4458 | 4206 | 3889 | 3392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42AM0.80m | 2:56PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:18PM0.58m | 3:31AM0.76m | 3:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.17m | 9:03PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.19m | 9:29PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 357 | 371 | 426 | 1789 | 1568 | 8 | 942 | 753 | 691 | 631 | 270 | 235 | 2778 | 2923 | 3377 | 3887 | 4258 | 4785 | — | 4947 | 4458 | 4206 | 234 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 9 | S 9 | NW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NNE 8 | S 9 | SW 21 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | N 8 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1121 | 7 | 8 | 324 | 355 | 469 | 333 | 2 | 17 | 298 | 253 | 59 | 59 | 163 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 30 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | SW 21 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 20 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 38 | 58 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1038 | 1586 | 2404 | — | 977 | 2400 | 1156 | 1024 | 838 | 983 | 2060 | 2379 | — | — | 235 | 173 | — | 155 | 5121 | — | — | — | 3889 | 3392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3608 | 3540 | 3608 | 3608 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3575 |
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