Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is

26.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	S 14	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	561	1126	1155	1155	1031	921	886	863	1117	1102	1072	1143	1402	1277	1650	1627	1322	1206	1170	995	995	775	722	797	828	888
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	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	1:50AM0.16m			10:14AM0.15m					11:24PM0.14m			9:49AM0.18m				10:13PM0.16m				10:06AM0.21m				10:14PM0.19m
Low Tide			6:20AM0.14m				5:23PM0.10m			4:13AM0.13m				4:44PM0.09m				3:59AM0.10m				4:41PM0.08m				4:17AM0.07m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	6:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Feels °C	27	27	27	26	26	24	23	23	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	21	22	22	22	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	S 14	SE 7
kJ	211	1126	1155	1155	1031	921	886	863	1117	1102	495	1143	1402	1277	1650	1627	1322	1206	1170	995	995	775	722	797	828	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	SSW 10	SSW 14	WNW 12	WNW 11	SSW 9	NW 20	NNW 20	NW 20	NW 20	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	S 15	S 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13
kJ	561	202	167	140	137	39	37	14	33	339	1072	13	13	213	98	151	99	100	128	214	214	298	627	587	497	888
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 13	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	ENE 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	NNW 22	NNW 22	NNW 21	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	S 16	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 16	NNW 16	SSW 12
kJ	395	37	37	33	36	14	14	14	11	13	14	45	46	43	14	13	12	12	12	12	47	127	124	179	175	384
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	63	157	155	239	308	271	234	826	643	483	516	552	550	516	507	516	465	418	407	395	352	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	49	186	225	2461	3260	3313	3313	50	3313	4009	3313	3768	3233	3139	3139	3139	3233	3827	3741	3322	3313	50	10
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4																							4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2					1														3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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