Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 455 | 455 | 361 | 407 | 265 | 212 | 362 | 898 | 1081 | 1237 | 1080 | 1080 | 990 | 906 | 1264 | 1440 | 1500 | 1645 | 1485 | 1471 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM0.70m | 6:58PM0.45m | 7:28AM0.66m | 8:33PM0.46m | 8:38AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.33m | 00:08AM0.33m | 2:52PM0.32m | 1:34AM0.37m | 3:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 440 | 455 | 455 | 361 | 407 | 265 | 167 | 133 | 123 | 1081 | 1237 | 1080 | 1080 | 990 | 906 | 1264 | 1440 | 1500 | 139 | 1485 | 1471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 373 | 367 | 361 | 204 | 176 | 97 | 104 | 71 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 79 | 124 | 116 | 14 | 323 | 465 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 38 | 38 | 174 | 81 | 106 | 21 | 77 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 137 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 17 | 45 | 95 | 212 | 362 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 1645 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 3524 | 3540 | 3560 | 3575 | 3575 | 3717 | 3634 | 3673 | 3560 | 3540 | 3608 | 3608 | 3633 | 3633 | 3636 | 3664 | 3647 | 3663 | 3669 |
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