Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vairao today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vairao at 12PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vairao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2013 | 1988 | 2284 | 2256 | 2228 | 2408 | 2529 | 2683 | 3497 | 3143 | 3238 | 3549 | 3684 | 3818 | 3847 | 3695 | 3385 | 3029 | 2760 | 2510 | 2153 | 2091 | 1834 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:05AM0.29m | 2:29PM0.26m | 2:13AM0.26m | 2:31PM0.21m | 1:59AM0.23m | 1:44PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.07m | 8:21PM0.12m | 8:41AM0.10m | 8:10PM0.14m | 8:41AM0.13m | 6:28PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2013 | 1988 | 2284 | 2256 | 2228 | 2408 | 2529 | 2683 | 3497 | 3143 | 3238 | 3549 | 3684 | 3818 | 3847 | 3695 | 3385 | 3029 | 2760 | 2510 | 2153 | 2091 | 1834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 230 | 218 | 247 | 278 | 133 | 94 | 103 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 10 | — | S 5 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 197 | — | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 2307 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2331 | 260 | 39 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 39 | 69 | 2494 | 57 | 1168 | 1168 | 1168 | 1168 |
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