Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1182 | 1011 | 841 | 746 | 594 | 558 | 540 | 667 | 1350 | 2244 | 4651 | 5369 | 5968 | 5763 | 5363 | 4780 | 4493 | 4242 | 4899 | 5947 | 6568 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM0.47m | 8:57PM0.62m | 9:56AM0.46m | 10:14PM0.66m | 11:12AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.30m | 4:07AM0.27m | 3:21PM0.30m | 5:18AM0.23m | 4:31PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1182 | 1011 | 841 | 746 | 594 | 558 | 540 | 463 | 1350 | 2244 | 4651 | 5369 | 5968 | 5763 | 5363 | 4780 | 4493 | 4242 | 4899 | 5947 | 6568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NE 10 | NNE 13 | — | NE 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 163 | 355 | 667 | 455 | 595 | 35 | 60 | — | 25 | 111 | 80 | 49 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 4 | E 9 | NNE 10 | NW 13 | NW 19 | — | NW 18 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 15 | — | 49 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3634 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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