Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1378 | 3917 | 3468 | 3559 | 3560 | 3102 | 3313 | 3473 | 3094 | 2739 | 2153 | 1715 | 1401 | 1219 | 804 | 735 | 488 | 690 | 645 | 936 | 836 | 746 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM0.51m | 11:44PM0.78m | 12:22PM0.55m | 00:31AM0.84m | 1:03PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.20m | 5:04PM0.23m | 6:33AM0.14m | 5:54PM0.17m | 7:15AM0.09m | 6:40PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 6 | WNW 8 | N 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1378 | 53 | 149 | 19 | 3135 | 3102 | 3313 | 3473 | 3094 | 2739 | 2153 | 1715 | 1401 | 1219 | 804 | 735 | 488 | 690 | 645 | 936 | 836 | 746 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 13 | N 6 | NNW 13 | N 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 268 | 199 | 292 | 203 | 163 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 148 | 194 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 652 | 3917 | 3468 | 3559 | 3560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 138 | 193 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3579 | 3575 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3633 | 3587 | 1 | 3600 | 3608 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 |
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