Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaihu today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1638 | 3512 | 3455 | 3412 | 3219 | 2490 | 2032 | 1761 | 1761 | 1512 | 2216 | 2962 | 2512 | 6905 | 5706 | 4688 | 1552 | 1469 | 1626 | 1369 | 1207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.60m | 11:46PM0.64m | 11:40AM0.60m | 00:24AM0.72m | 12:23PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.26m | 5:54AM0.30m | 5:50PM0.22m | 6:44AM0.26m | 6:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1094 | 3512 | 3455 | 3412 | 3219 | 2490 | 974 | 1124 | 1196 | 1512 | 1624 | 2260 | 757 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 1552 | 1469 | 1626 | 1369 | 1207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1638 | 272 | 208 | 242 | 402 | 684 | 2032 | 717 | 699 | 294 | 1154 | 804 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 504 | 337 | 327 | 883 | 891 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 12 | — | — | NE 8 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 266 | 214 | 234 | 234 | 256 | 327 | 666 | 1761 | 1761 | 458 | 111 | 57 | 14 | — | — | 16 | 38 | 219 | 376 | 240 | 190 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 337 | — | — | — | — | 1509 | 1432 | 2216 | 2962 | 2512 | 6905 | 5706 | 4688 | 1033 | 574 | 57 | 119 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 3540 | 11 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3587 | 3633 | 3636 | 3634 | 3682 | 3608 | 3608 |
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