Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 274 | 539 | 655 | 774 | 934 | 846 | 750 | 662 | 581 | 581 | 619 | 540 | 478 | 469 | 404 | 328 | 275 | 234 | 176 | 418 | 2134 | 1729 | 1277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:05AM0.93m | 4:07PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.93m | 5:05PM0.55m | 5:52AM0.91m | 6:11PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.20m | 9:57PM0.09m | 11:42AM0.20m | 10:51PM0.12m | 12:44PM0.20m | 11:52PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | 6:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 322 | 253 | 539 | 655 | 774 | 934 | 846 | 750 | 662 | 581 | 581 | 619 | 540 | 478 | 469 | 404 | 328 | 275 | 234 | 176 | 418 | 138 | 151 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 263 | 274 | 186 | 147 | 493 | 846 | 769 | 680 | 623 | 563 | 563 | 382 | 370 | 353 | 292 | 255 | 209 | 147 | 98 | 145 | 180 | 183 | 114 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SE 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 243 | 239 | 251 | 291 | 290 | 45 | 57 | 54 | 93 | 93 | 34 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 34 | 51 | 49 | 181 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 58 | 164 | 275 | 493 | 865 | 2134 | 1729 | 1277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3560 | 3560 | 3524 | 3513 | 3634 | 3608 | 3608 | 3634 | 3665 | 3634 |
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