Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 532 | 546 | 477 | 385 | 262 | 258 | 281 | 318 | 311 | 327 | 1240 | 718 | 802 | 656 | 619 | 627 | 710 | 710 | 783 | 724 | 767 | 911 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03AM0.52m | 8:07PM0.58m | 8:50AM0.48m | 9:41PM0.63m | 10:28AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.30m | 2:57AM0.31m | 2:44PM0.30m | 4:39AM0.26m | 4:03PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 512 | 532 | 546 | 477 | 230 | 226 | 258 | 180 | 318 | 116 | 327 | 1240 | 718 | 802 | 656 | 619 | 487 | 440 | 363 | 783 | 724 | 767 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 106 | 44 | 110 | 385 | 262 | 70 | 171 | 171 | 311 | 307 | 307 | 671 | 655 | 633 | 574 | 627 | 710 | 710 | 237 | 181 | 19 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 45 | 45 | 98 | 26 | 131 | 234 | 281 | 36 | 171 | 169 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 42 | 64 | 169 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3560 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3524 | 10 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 |
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