Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 2126 | 2474 | 2827 | 3401 | 3910 | 4411 | 5118 | 4859 | 5118 | 5200 | 4610 | 4142 | 3889 | 3487 | 2899 | 2555 | 2201 | 1720 | 1403 | 1249 | 1053 | 1055 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:18PM0.58m | 3:31AM0.76m | 3:41PM0.58m | 3:58AM0.73m | 4:09PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.17m | 9:03PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.19m | 9:29PM0.18m | 10:22AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | N 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 13 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1126 | 298 | 2474 | 2827 | 3401 | 3910 | 4411 | 5118 | 4859 | 183 | 238 | 194 | 4142 | 34 | 3487 | 2899 | 702 | 686 | 679 | 754 | 875 | 1053 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | SW 19 | N 7 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 260 | 260 | 177 | 123 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 183 | 34 | 595 | 29 | 53 | 84 | 84 | 121 | 746 | 728 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | N 7 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 23 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 11 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1007 | 2126 | — | — | 72 | 28 | 142 | — | — | 5118 | 5200 | 4610 | — | 3889 | — | — | 2555 | 2201 | 1720 | 1403 | 1249 | — | 1055 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3579 | 3579 | 3587 | 3663 | 3663 | 3587 | 3633 | 11 |
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