Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 636 | 795 | 1126 | 1080 | 2276 | 1960 | 2267 | 2719 | 5327 | 4823 | 4518 | 4070 | 3456 | 3307 | 2894 | 2650 | 2263 | 2232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM0.61m | 3:42AM0.93m | 3:46PM0.60m | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:38PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.07m | 10:17AM0.17m | 9:39PM0.09m | 11:06AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 260 | 235 | 795 | 1126 | 1080 | 2276 | 1960 | 1850 | 1824 | 5327 | 4823 | 4518 | 4070 | 3456 | 3307 | 2894 | 2650 | 2263 | 2232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 205 | 636 | 203 | 179 | 603 | 135 | 1537 | 2267 | 2719 | 74 | 86 | 72 | 70 | 112 | 105 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 211 | 48 | 63 | 66 | 183 | 92 | 109 | 109 | 88 | 68 | 51 | 67 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3524 | 2 | 3575 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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