Vaiaau Surf Break

Vaiaau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.85° S 151.49° W

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is
27.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)21s
Evening (01 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1
SSW
22
1.4
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.9
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
773
807
988
1630
2182
2657
3145
3113
4106
3967
3786
3522
3197
3118
2859
2582
2549
2150
2066
1873
1801
1850
1689
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:05AM0.18m
1:01PM0.22m
1:24AM0.19m
1:27PM0.22m
1:41AM0.19m
1:51PM0.22m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.05m
7:28PM0.03m
7:20AM0.05m
7:53PM0.04m
7:45AM0.05m
8:17PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.9
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
897
773
807
701
1630
2182
2657
3145
3113
4106
3967
3786
3522
3197
3118
2859
2582
2549
2150
2066
1873
1801
1850
1689
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
23
1
SSW
22
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
1
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
67
65
415
988
682
589
639
556
451
138
138
108
64
64
53
15
16
13
13
14
111
9
9
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
94
52
65
64
15
120
117
80
137
80
78
31
25
32
29
21
13
7
7
7
9
7
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
10
0.6
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
NE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
35
43
40
40
201
25
143
95
55
47
32
116
74
75
99
93
122
140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
191
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
2461
2461
1002
3
3
3
0
3
3
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
7
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