Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4249 | 4652 | 4732 | 4402 | 4348 | 4242 | 4189 | 4136 | 3905 | 3806 | 3395 | 3264 | 3135 | 3093 | 3051 | 2913 | 2704 | 2541 | 2541 | 2265 | 2233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM0.63m | 5:26AM0.61m | 6:09PM0.62m | 6:29AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.18m | 11:17PM0.22m | 11:42AM0.23m | 00:32AM0.28m | 12:37PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4249 | 4652 | 4732 | 4402 | 4348 | 4242 | 4189 | 4136 | 3905 | 3806 | 3395 | 3264 | 3135 | 3093 | 3051 | 2913 | 2704 | 2541 | 2541 | 2265 | 2233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 546 | 375 | 277 | 205 | 153 | 102 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NNW 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3608 | 11 | 3634 | 3633 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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