Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4823 | 4518 | 4070 | 3456 | 3158 | 2894 | 2517 | 2295 | 1972 | 1812 | 1657 | 1541 | 1613 | 1367 | 1387 | 1519 | 1948 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:38PM0.59m | 5:20AM0.85m | 5:39PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.09m | 11:06AM0.19m | 10:30PM0.13m | 12:02PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4823 | 4518 | 4070 | 3456 | 3158 | 2894 | 2517 | 2295 | 1972 | 1812 | 1657 | 1541 | 1613 | 1367 | 1387 | 1519 | 1948 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 70 | 108 | 105 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 104 | 85 | 82 | 64 | 66 | 47 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 53 | 79 | 72 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3579 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3560 | 3560 | 3540 | 7 | 7 |
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