Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 1602 | 2509 | 3325 | 3544 | 3195 | 2559 | 5743 | 5848 | 5958 | 6152 | 5998 | 5962 | 5669 | 5716 | 5639 | 5563 | 5488 | 5258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:41PM0.69m | 8:19AM0.45m | 9:01PM0.74m | 9:53AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.27m | 1:50PM0.25m | 4:15AM0.21m | 3:12PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1077 | 1602 | 2509 | 3325 | 3544 | 3195 | 2116 | 5743 | 5848 | 5958 | 6152 | 5998 | 5962 | 5669 | 5716 | 5639 | 5563 | 5488 | 5258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NE 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNW 14 | NW 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 817 | 2559 | 71 | 36 | 44 | 33 | 125 | 94 | 178 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NW 13 | W 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 12 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 67 | 68 | 99 | 99 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 12 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 59 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3560 | 3560 | 2 | 3540 | 11 | 7 | 3540 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3540 |
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