Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1835 | 1672 | 1626 | 1368 | 1184 | 1058 | 859 | 846 | 767 | 609 | 485 | 534 | 621 | 694 | 871 | 1065 | 1137 | 1017 | 1096 | 1068 | 1028 | 962 | 1123 | 767 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:26AM0.90m | 8:08PM0.52m | 8:32AM0.88m | 9:26PM0.55m | 9:37AM0.86m | 10:37PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.17m | 2:31PM0.17m | 1:35AM0.20m | 3:35PM0.14m | 2:52AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1568 | 1337 | 1243 | 1223 | 1047 | 972 | 808 | 781 | 626 | 493 | 485 | 389 | 334 | 300 | 871 | 1065 | 1137 | 459 | 1096 | 1068 | 1028 | 962 | 1123 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1835 | 1672 | 1626 | 1368 | 1184 | 1058 | 859 | 846 | 767 | 609 | 473 | 437 | 374 | 694 | 248 | 178 | 178 | 1017 | 325 | 194 | 123 | 115 | 69 | 767 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 111 | 188 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 388 | 534 | 621 | 324 | 200 | 228 | 17 | 213 | 150 | 147 | 98 | 23 | 271 | 700 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | — | ESE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 80 | 141 | 164 | 193 | 859 | — | 142 | 213 | 16 | — | 221 | 379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3560 | 3524 | 3524 | 3608 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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