Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is

27.0°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	775	902	875	861	1009	738	692	1267	1315	1024	831	705	592	584	277	702	787	1077	1165	1049	1021	1007	862	826	671	746
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E
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	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:28AM0.23m				10:29PM0.21m				10:51AM0.24m				10:48PM0.23m					11:14AM0.24m				11:08PM0.24m
Low Tide		4:17AM0.07m				4:51PM0.07m				4:40AM0.05m					5:04PM0.07m				5:04AM0.03m				5:19PM0.06m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	6:14
mm	1	1	—	1	2	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	4	1	1	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	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	21	21	23	23	24	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	775	902	875	861	1009	738	692	317	181	233	230	222	117	178	246	237	191	1077	1165	1049	1021	1007	862	826	671	746
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	NW 15	NNW 15	NW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	SSW 14	SSW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 10
kJ	497	378	285	169	453	342	237	107	85	106	142	140	134	120	65	702	787	192	264	217	221	216	167	172	131	257
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 16	NNW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	SSW 18	N 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	NW 14	NW 14	SSW 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	E 7	S 9	NNW 13
kJ	175	175	186	246	95	148	146	30	6	86	86	89	106	92	89	57	31	43	30	68	67	66	66	36	59	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 8	ENE 7	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 6	—
kJ	449	459	375	352	250	253	246	1267	1315	1024	831	705	592	584	277	25	—	—	—	46	31	33	63	—	31	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Waidroka Kadavu Passage	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Bali Hai Huahine	Bali Hai Huahine	Bali Hai Huahine	Miri-Miri Raiatea	Vaiaau Raiatea	Vaiaau Raiatea	Vaiaau Raiatea	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Miri-Miri Raiatea
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3313	3313	3313	186	186	186	186	3190	3190	3244	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	10	0	0	0	49	49	49	49	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea																		Miri-Miri	Miri-Miri	Miri-Miri	Miri-Miri					Miri-Miri
Rating (10 max)																		4	4	4	4					3
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Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2				3	3	2	2	3	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	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	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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