Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 571 | 478 | 469 | 404 | 328 | 275 | 275 | 176 | 232 | 1517 | 1279 | 1160 | 938 | 839 | 651 | 190 | 202 | 224 | 749 | 879 | 928 | 969 | 985 | 969 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:05PM0.55m | 5:52AM0.91m | 6:11PM0.54m | 6:53AM0.87m | 7:30PM0.54m | 8:00AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.12m | 12:44PM0.20m | 11:52PM0.17m | 1:51PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 8 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 571 | 478 | 469 | 404 | 328 | 275 | 275 | 176 | 180 | 183 | 149 | 151 | 133 | 193 | 193 | 358 | 65 | 224 | 568 | 612 | 928 | 969 | 985 | 969 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 392 | 330 | 212 | 184 | 127 | 98 | 98 | 232 | 55 | 123 | 70 | 177 | 278 | 266 | 190 | 202 | 63 | 394 | 504 | 617 | 590 | 581 | 572 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 19 | SE 13 | NE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 142 | 51 | 51 | 181 | 85 | 3 | 135 | 170 | 154 | 154 | 40 | — | 546 | 565 | 623 | 557 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 21 | 78 | 157 | 331 | 578 | 926 | 1517 | 1279 | 1160 | 938 | 839 | 651 | 56 | 301 | 251 | 749 | 879 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3560 | 3634 | 3633 | 3600 | 3608 | 3634 | 3634 | 3634 | 3663 | 3664 | 3634 | 3647 | 3634 | 3634 | 3633 | 3575 | 3636 | 3682 | 3672 | 3687 | 2 |
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