Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 793 | 565 | 603 | 710 | 1449 | 525 | 472 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 401 | 368 | 352 | 400 | 633 | 624 | 741 | 1606 | 17 | 17 | 274 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM0.80m | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:16AM0.80m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:42AM0.80m | 2:56PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.17m | 8:48AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.16m | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 37 | 14 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | SSE 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 803 | 793 | 280 | 202 | 710 | 1449 | 288 | 242 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 401 | 368 | 352 | 400 | 633 | 624 | 741 | 2443 | 17 | 661 | 2426 | 2110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | S 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | W 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 47 | 565 | 603 | 222 | 21 | 525 | 472 | 155 | 129 | 86 | 38 | 55 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1606 | 8 | 17 | 274 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 31 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 224 | 287 | — | — | — | 31 | 28 | 40 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 133 | 318 | 514 | 583 | 894 | 1714 | 2760 | 3892 | 3688 | 2452 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3524 | 3634 | 3634 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3608 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 |
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