Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 784 | 555 | 437 | 346 | 434 | 393 | 404 | 308 | 485 | 590 | 716 | 609 | 683 | 834 | 744 | 1609 | 1407 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:04PM0.62m | 10:20AM0.64m | 11:13PM0.68m | 11:26AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 4:44PM0.21m | 5:28AM0.25m | 5:36PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1037 | 784 | 555 | 437 | 346 | 434 | 393 | 404 | 308 | 485 | 590 | 716 | 493 | 595 | 614 | 1273 | 998 | 1407 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 8 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 94 | 85 | 309 | 400 | 609 | 683 | 834 | 484 | 1609 | 263 | 244 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 16 | WSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | NNE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 744 | 339 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 180 | 275 | 357 | 481 | 583 | 619 | 706 | 843 | 932 | 1090 | 1254 | 1499 | 1572 | 1883 | — | — | 766 | 573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3540 |
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