Vaiaau Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.6
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2191
2082
2102
1642
1507
1567
1700
2392
3493
3996
3996
3758
3278
2998
2611
2477
2036
1475
1628
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM0.19m
2:05PM0.13m
2:09AM0.18m
11:31AM0.13m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.09m
8:57AM0.10m
7:00PM0.09m
7:51AM0.12m
6:14PM0.07m
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6:28
6:28
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5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
25
23
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
22
21
20
20
20
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