Vaiaau Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3728
3685
3147
2714
2182
2605
4882
4379
4480
4378
3831
3565
3100
2801
2472
2243
2028
1735
1453
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:50AM0.18m
2:51PM0.14m
2:30AM0.16m
1:22PM0.12m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.11m
10:01AM0.10m
7:32PM0.11m
10:09AM0.12m
6:12PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
22
23
24
25
27
27
28
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