Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2936 | 2897 | 2668 | 2597 | 2527 | 2216 | 2216 | 2053 | 1902 | 1759 | 1589 | 2117 | 2042 | 2429 | 3894 | 3805 | 3336 | 2761 | 2692 | 2658 | 2481 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.63m | 2:34AM0.89m | 2:58PM0.65m | 3:14AM0.84m | 3:38PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.06m | 8:05PM0.09m | 9:06AM0.07m | 8:47PM0.09m | 9:42AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2936 | 2897 | 2668 | 2597 | 2527 | 2216 | 2216 | 2053 | 1902 | 1759 | 1589 | 1155 | 2042 | 2429 | 3894 | 3805 | 3336 | 2761 | 2692 | 2658 | 2481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NE 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 22 | 11 | 89 | 159 | 125 | 480 | 664 | 873 | 1281 | 1535 | 2117 | 1069 | 613 | 103 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 7 | NE 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | NW 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 142 | 271 | 125 | 20 | 15 | 34 | 54 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | S 4 | S 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 35 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | 10 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 82 | 122 | 105 | 105 | 121 | 175 | 198 | 230 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3680 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3560 | 7 | 3540 | 3575 | 3608 | 3600 | 3608 | 3575 | 3575 | 3608 | 3587 |
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