Vairao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.79° S 149.30° W

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vairao sea temperature is

25.9°C

Vairao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vairao today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vairao at 7PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (31 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Vairao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SW 14	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	379	309	425	498	604	691	713	659	603	537	674	998	541	614	587	1239	1239	1141	1112	1083	1069
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				7:59PM0.19m				7:51AM0.23m					9:09PM0.22m				9:06AM0.27m				9:44PM0.26m
Low Tide		11:51AM0.14m				00:53AM0.17m					2:55PM0.12m				2:58AM0.13m				3:43PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	24	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 17	E 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	379	309	273	269	196	326	436	398	393	537	674	998	341	310	521	1239	1239	1141	1112	1083	1069
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 17	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13
kJ	84	123	202	237	268	187	147	144	147	101	79	79	482	614	587	17	17	17	17	16	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	ENE 11	ENE 11	WNW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	ENE 11	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	N 12	NE 10
kJ	14	14	14	14	14	14	20	20	20	12	12	19	541	395	11	6	6	6	6	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7
kJ	186	262	425	498	604	691	713	659	603	497	448	393	—	—	273	284	361	400	450	497	296
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rutaki Passage Rarotonga	Rutaki Passage Rarotonga	Rutaki Passage Rarotonga	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Rutaki Passage Rarotonga	Rutaki Passage Rarotonga	Rutaki Passage Rarotonga	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Club Med Moorea	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	Beachouse Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	1167	1167	1167	3533	1167	1167	1167	220	220	220	220	220	220	69	37	37	2649	2649	2649	2649	3479
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti															Mahoti Reef	Mahoti Reef
Rating (10 max)															1	1
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Rating (10 max)								2	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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