Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 317 | 299 | 496 | 581 | 581 | 737 | 875 | 894 | 975 | 962 | 1456 | 708 | 783 | 1552 | 1532 | 1664 | 1742 | 1833 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:47PM0.63m | 3:51AM0.65m | 4:26PM0.64m | 4:31AM0.60m | 5:17PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.22m | 10:08AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.24m | 10:44AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 336 | 317 | 103 | 496 | 581 | 581 | 737 | 875 | 894 | 975 | 962 | 1456 | 565 | 783 | 1552 | 1532 | 1664 | 1742 | 1833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | SW 17 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 143 | 116 | 299 | 103 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 100 | 173 | 75 | 75 | 32 | 708 | 503 | 309 | 228 | 195 | 198 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | ENE 6 | NW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 12 | NE 6 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 132 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 32 | 25 | 53 | 31 | 88 | 73 | 184 | 117 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | — | — | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 42 | 60 | 26 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 28 | — | 132 | 149 | 14 | — | — | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3560 | 7 | 3560 | 3636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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