Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Issued: 1 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is

27.1°C

Vaiaau 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 Vaiaau today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (15 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	176	173	173	223	220	215	331	249	242	242	279	877	1125	1137	1294	1278	1182	1106	1091	1076	899	899	756	580	563	475
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:25AM0.18m				1:23PM0.15m				1:39AM0.17m				1:14PM0.14m				1:44AM0.15m				11:03AM0.14m				00:29AM0.14m
Low Tide			7:53AM0.08m				6:56PM0.08m				7:38AM0.11m				6:17PM0.10m				6:12AM0.13m				5:45PM0.10m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:19
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	20	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	176	173	173	93	220	215	331	249	242	242	279	877	1125	1137	1294	1278	1182	1106	1091	1076	899	899	756	580	563	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 18	NNW 17	NW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	NNW 16	NNW 15	NW 15	NNW 15	SSW 18	NNW 14	NNW 14	NW 14	N 14	N 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	N 13	N 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	N 18	N 18	N 18	NNW 12
kJ	176	172	133	223	100	100	140	88	56	123	254	82	80	51	93	92	68	68	87	87	57	55	101	101	97	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	N 12	N 15	NNW 15	SSW 19	NNW 15	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 22	N 22	N 21	N 20	N 20	N 20	N 19	N 18	N 12	N 12	NNW 12	N 16
kJ	107	69	103	103	102	146	11	39	72	199	121	20	20	19	85	82	80	129	122	119	114	103	44	25	48	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1109	1064	964	887	954	1148	1435	1587	1462	1230	1204	1282	1261	1296	1382	1350	1296	1296	1296	1233	1152	1107	1189	1364	1274	1221
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	Corners Tongatapu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Tavarua Rights Mamanucas	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	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	Frigates Kadavu Passage	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	2461	2461	2461	2461	2461	2461	2549	3313	3313	3313	2461	2461	2461	3313	3322	2461	2461	2461	2461	2461	2461	2461	2461	3233	2461	2461
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