Vaiaau Surf Break

Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Issued: 1 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is
27.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1
SSW
22
1.5
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.9
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
199
437
913
762
729
1093
1203
1269
1292
1276
1276
1230
1214
1214
1067
897
773
807
988
1868
2182
2657
3145
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:23AM0.18m
12:07PM0.20m
00:45AM0.18m
12:35PM0.21m
1:05AM0.18m
1:01PM0.22m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.06m
6:39PM0.02m
6:32AM0.05m
7:04PM0.02m
6:56AM0.05m
7:28PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.9
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
19
Energy kJ
203
199
193
913
762
729
1093
1203
1269
1292
1276
1276
1230
1214
1214
1067
897
773
807
701
1868
2182
2657
3145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
23
1
SSW
22
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
131
157
152
242
173
186
254
207
204
194
200
167
147
97
92
94
67
65
415
988
682
672
581
564
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
136
115
437
147
169
135
79
81
157
240
130
130
99
97
78
90
94
42
65
56
38
76
73
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
29
29
20
29
36
47
51
54
61
71
56
39
61
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
186
186
186
186
186
186
10
10
10
222
255
994
0
0
0
191
995
191
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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