Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 910 | 905 | 984 | 969 | 969 | 954 | 838 | 825 | 825 | 699 | 784 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 905 | 1130 | 1253 | 1344 | 1438 | 1358 | 1319 | 1299 | 1472 | 4185 | 3996 | 3808 | 3880 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.75m | 1:13PM0.55m | 00:52AM0.75m | 1:39PM0.58m | 1:21AM0.73m | 2:04PM0.60m | 1:49AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.16m | 6:31PM0.28m | 7:36AM0.16m | 7:05PM0.27m | 7:58AM0.16m | 7:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 8:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 910 | 905 | 984 | 969 | 969 | 954 | 838 | 825 | 825 | 699 | 784 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 905 | 1130 | 1253 | 1344 | 1438 | 1358 | 1319 | 1299 | 1472 | 4185 | 3996 | 3808 | 3880 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 503 | 727 | 528 | 519 | 425 | 353 | 274 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 146 | 108 | 98 | 183 | 189 | 246 | 206 | 214 | 144 | 376 | 808 | 1367 | 323 | 312 | 414 | 534 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 24 | NNW 24 |
| kJ | 142 | 144 | 142 | 280 | 293 | 297 | 208 | 206 | 189 | 229 | 261 | 178 | 178 | 138 | 96 | 68 | 69 | 47 | 41 | 181 | 338 | 465 | 460 | 116 | 116 | 491 | 491 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 46 | 62 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 52 | 50 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3600 | 7 | 3540 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3600 |
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