Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1187 | 1449 | 2113 | 4981 | 5387 | 5414 | 5313 | 9507 | 8496 | 8150 | 7523 | 6907 | 6242 | 5162 | 4733 | 4251 | 3830 | 3436 | 3110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM0.55m | 9:43AM0.54m | 10:29PM0.63m | 10:48AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.32m | 3:39AM0.33m | 3:54PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 981 | 1449 | 1199 | 4981 | 5387 | 5414 | 5313 | 9507 | 8496 | 8150 | 7523 | 6907 | 6242 | 5162 | 4733 | 4251 | 3830 | 3436 | 3110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1187 | 62 | 2113 | 59 | 188 | 406 | 1533 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 116 | 113 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 18 | S 11 | W 17 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 63 | 24 | 62 | 140 | 57 | 57 | 406 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | 16 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1088 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3633 | 3633 | 3587 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 11 | 3524 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3560 | 3540 | 11 | 11 |
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