Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1873 | 1822 | 1797 | 1997 | 2091 | 1748 | 1493 | 1264 | 1326 | 1060 | 876 | 797 | 772 | 689 | 623 | 640 | 494 | 431 | 431 | 509 | 501 | 581 | 350 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:23PM0.64m | 1:15AM0.73m | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:53AM0.80m | 1:45PM0.61m | 2:34AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.30m | 6:41PM0.19m | 7:27AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.15m | 8:15AM0.25m | 7:47PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | 6:37 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1873 | 1822 | 1797 | 1997 | 2091 | 1748 | 1493 | 1264 | 1326 | 1060 | 302 | 294 | 435 | 488 | 443 | 390 | 315 | 280 | 248 | 509 | 501 | 581 | 350 | 597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 6 | N 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 452 | 325 | 212 | — | 182 | 161 | 142 | 2 | 91 | 131 | 876 | 797 | 772 | 689 | 623 | 640 | 494 | 431 | 431 | 275 | 411 | 460 | 305 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 22 | NW 6 | NW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 393 | 217 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 58 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 131 | 133 | 128 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 69 | 68 | 133 | 334 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 60 | 284 | 289 | — | — | — | 193 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 314 | 306 | 179 | 238 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3575 | 3575 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3633 | 4 | 7 | 3633 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3560 | 3575 | 0 | 2 |
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