Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 875 | 886 | 854 | 628 | 692 | 620 | 683 | 453 | 365 | 309 | 214 | 167 | 103 | 102 | 261 | 462 | 644 | 987 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35PM0.61m | 1:57AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.60m | 2:25AM0.82m | 2:29PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.16m | 8:26AM0.19m | 7:50PM0.16m | 8:55AM0.20m | 8:14PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 865 | 875 | 886 | 854 | 628 | 692 | 620 | 683 | 453 | 365 | 309 | 214 | 76 | 103 | 102 | 261 | 462 | 644 | 987 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SE 7 | WSW 14 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 235 | 235 | 175 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 92 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 167 | 13 | 79 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 60 | 32 | 42 | 44 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 62 | 84 | 97 | 20 | 25 | 90 | 108 | 124 | 111 | 209 | 290 | 344 | 376 | 427 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3524 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3524 | 0 | 3540 | 0 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 | 3560 |
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