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Vairao 1 wind
Vairao 1 is a land weather station near Afaahiti. Readings from Météo-France (Licence Ouverte 2.0 Etalab).
Latest observation
Now 9 kn from S (180°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 02:42 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:42 Pacific/Tahiti). Air 23°C.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 6 kn, 71 readings, gust 24 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly SSE (167°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 02:42 UTC: 9 kn from S (180°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 01:42 UTC: 10 kn from S (180°), gust 18 kn
- 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 12 kn from S (180°), gust 20 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:54 UTC: 12 kn from S (180°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 13 kn from S (180°), gust 24 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:54 UTC: 13 kn from S (170°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:42 UTC: 7 kn from S (170°), gust 13 kn
Position -17.806, -149.293; exposure coastal. Vairao 1 is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.
Forecast against this station
Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Vairao 1: 4.4 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons.
Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Vairao 1: 4.3 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons.
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