Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- 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 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 441 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 294 | 260 | 636 | 784 | 1126 | 1065 | 2276 | 1809 | 2267 | 2523 | 5128 | 4823 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.94m | 3:01PM0.61m | 3:42AM0.93m | 3:46PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.07m | 9:32AM0.16m | 8:53PM0.07m | 10:17AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 501 | 441 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 294 | 260 | 235 | 784 | 1126 | 1065 | 2276 | 1809 | 1759 | 1735 | 5128 | 4823 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ENE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 297 | 248 | 184 | 221 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 636 | 203 | 179 | 603 | 156 | 1537 | 2267 | 2523 | 68 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 211 | 44 | 63 | 66 | 159 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 74 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3637 | 7 | 7 |
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