Vaianu: 2026 South Pacific

Vaianu reached 99 kt (183 km/h, 114 mph) (C3) in the 2026 South Pacific season, from 2026-04-03 to 2026-04-13, with track, wind and pressure and 6.7 ACE.

Data as of 2026-11-12. Last revised 12 November 2026 (2026-11-12).

Key Facts

Vaianu was a category 3 at its peak in the 2026 South Pacific season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 99 kt (183 km/h, 114 mph), reached on 7 April 2026, and the lowest pressure was 945 hPa.
The track runs from 3 April 2026 to 13 April 2026 with 83 six hourly positions.
Vaianu accumulated 6.7 ACE.
1 landfall is recorded, the first on 12 April 2026.

Track

3 April 2026 to 13 April 2026

Vaianu formed on 3 April 2026 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 3. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from n/a at the start to a peak of 99 kt (183 km/h, 114 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Vaianu
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2026-04-03T00:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T06:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T18:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T00:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T06:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T18:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-05T00:00:00Z	39 kt
2026-04-05T03:00:00Z	45 kt
2026-04-05T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2026-04-05T09:00:00Z	53 kt
2026-04-05T12:00:00Z	40 kt
2026-04-05T15:00:00Z	64 kt
2026-04-05T18:00:00Z	55 kt
2026-04-05T21:00:00Z	77 kt
2026-04-06T00:00:00Z	55 kt
2026-04-06T03:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-04-06T06:00:00Z	70 kt
2026-04-06T09:00:00Z	91 kt
2026-04-06T12:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-04-06T15:00:00Z	93 kt
2026-04-06T18:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-04-06T21:00:00Z	96 kt
2026-04-07T00:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-04-07T03:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-04-07T06:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-04-07T09:00:00Z	96 kt
2026-04-07T12:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-04-07T15:00:00Z	91 kt
2026-04-07T18:00:00Z	70 kt
2026-04-07T21:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-04-08T00:00:00Z	65 kt
2026-04-08T03:00:00Z	77 kt
2026-04-08T06:00:00Z	60 kt
2026-04-08T09:00:00Z	69 kt
2026-04-08T12:00:00Z	50 kt
2026-04-08T15:00:00Z	62 kt
2026-04-08T18:00:00Z	60 kt
2026-04-08T21:00:00Z	60 kt
2026-04-09T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2026-04-09T03:00:00Z	57 kt
2026-04-09T06:00:00Z	54 kt
2026-04-09T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-09T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-09T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-09T18:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-09T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T00:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T06:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T18:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T00:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T06:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T18:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T00:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T06:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T18:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-13T00:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-13T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-13T06:00:00Z	n/a

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 945 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Vaianu
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2026-04-03T00:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2026-04-03T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T06:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2026-04-03T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2026-04-03T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-03T18:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2026-04-03T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T00:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2026-04-04T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T06:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T12:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-04T18:00:00Z	998 hPa
2026-04-04T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-05T00:00:00Z	998 hPa
2026-04-05T03:00:00Z	991 hPa
2026-04-05T06:00:00Z	997 hPa
2026-04-05T09:00:00Z	988 hPa
2026-04-05T12:00:00Z	992 hPa
2026-04-05T15:00:00Z	980 hPa
2026-04-05T18:00:00Z	975 hPa
2026-04-05T21:00:00Z	972 hPa
2026-04-06T00:00:00Z	975 hPa
2026-04-06T03:00:00Z	968 hPa
2026-04-06T06:00:00Z	960 hPa
2026-04-06T09:00:00Z	962 hPa
2026-04-06T12:00:00Z	950 hPa
2026-04-06T15:00:00Z	959 hPa
2026-04-06T18:00:00Z	945 hPa
2026-04-06T21:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-04-07T00:00:00Z	955 hPa
2026-04-07T03:00:00Z	954 hPa
2026-04-07T06:00:00Z	955 hPa
2026-04-07T09:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-04-07T12:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-04-07T15:00:00Z	960 hPa
2026-04-07T18:00:00Z	963 hPa
2026-04-07T21:00:00Z	966 hPa
2026-04-08T00:00:00Z	970 hPa
2026-04-08T03:00:00Z	972 hPa
2026-04-08T06:00:00Z	975 hPa
2026-04-08T09:00:00Z	976 hPa
2026-04-08T12:00:00Z	982 hPa
2026-04-08T15:00:00Z	979 hPa
2026-04-08T18:00:00Z	975 hPa
2026-04-08T21:00:00Z	980 hPa
2026-04-09T00:00:00Z	980 hPa
2026-04-09T03:00:00Z	980 hPa
2026-04-09T06:00:00Z	985 hPa
2026-04-09T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-09T12:00:00Z	974 hPa
2026-04-09T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-09T18:00:00Z	973 hPa
2026-04-09T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T00:00:00Z	972 hPa
2026-04-10T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T06:00:00Z	970 hPa
2026-04-10T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T12:00:00Z	969 hPa
2026-04-10T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-10T18:00:00Z	971 hPa
2026-04-10T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T00:00:00Z	974 hPa
2026-04-11T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T06:00:00Z	976 hPa
2026-04-11T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T12:00:00Z	977 hPa
2026-04-11T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-11T18:00:00Z	978 hPa
2026-04-11T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T00:00:00Z	979 hPa
2026-04-12T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T06:00:00Z	978 hPa
2026-04-12T09:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T12:00:00Z	979 hPa
2026-04-12T15:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-12T18:00:00Z	978 hPa
2026-04-12T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-13T00:00:00Z	978 hPa
2026-04-13T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-04-13T06:00:00Z	979 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2026 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2026
Polo (Eastern North Pacific)	50.2 ACE
Lowell (Eastern North Pacific)	44.3 ACE
Nolo (Eastern North Pacific)	31.5 ACE
Karina (Eastern North Pacific)	31.3 ACE
Simon (Eastern North Pacific)	27.0 ACE
Rachel (Eastern North Pacific)	26.7 ACE
Genevieve (Eastern North Pacific)	26.4 ACE
Lala (Eastern North Pacific)	24.6 ACE
Dudzai (South-West Indian)	21.7 ACE
Grant (South-West Indian)	21.5 ACE
Narelle (South Pacific)	19.1 ACE
Fausto (Eastern North Pacific)	18.7 ACE
Maila (South Pacific)	17.2 ACE
Gezani (South-West Indian)	16.6 ACE
Odalys (Eastern North Pacific)	16.3 ACE
Marie (Eastern North Pacific)	13.5 ACE
Fina (South-West Indian)	13.4 ACE
Trudy (Eastern North Pacific)	13.3 ACE
Vance (Eastern North Pacific)	11.0 ACE
Horacio (South-West Indian)	10.2 ACE
Isaias (North Atlantic)	7.2 ACE
Vaianu (this storm)	6.7 ACE
Bakung (South-West Indian)	6.6 ACE
Jenna (South-West Indian)	5.8 ACE
Elida (Eastern North Pacific)	5.7 ACE
Fytia (South-West Indian)	5.1 ACE
Indusa (South-West Indian)	5.0 ACE
Chenge (South-West Indian)	4.7 ACE
Hayley (South-West Indian)	4.4 ACE
Mitchell (South Pacific)	4.2 ACE
Fay (North Atlantic)	3.8 ACE
Norbert (Eastern North Pacific)	3.7 ACE
Iselle (Eastern North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Nokaen (Western North Pacific)	2.8 ACE
Bertha (North Atlantic)	2.2 ACE
Urmil (South Pacific)	2.2 ACE
Amanda (Eastern North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Moke (Eastern North Pacific)	1.6 ACE
Josephine (North Atlantic)	1.5 ACE
Koji (South Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Gonzalo (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Hanna (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Luana (South-West Indian)	1.3 ACE
Cristina (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Pena (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Iggy (South-West Indian)	1.1 ACE
Penha (Western North Pacific)	1.0 ACE
Ewetse (South-West Indian)	0.9 ACE
Hernan (Eastern North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Edouard (North Atlantic)	0.8 ACE
Douglas (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Boris (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Dolly (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Julio (Eastern North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Cristobal (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Arthur (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Awo (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Juluka (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Olana (Western North Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Blossom (South-West Indian)	0.3 ACE
Arnab (North Indian)	0.0 ACE
Atsani (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Bang-Lang (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Bavi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Cempaka (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Champi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Chan-Hom (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Choi-Wan (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Dolphin (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Dujuan (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Etau (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Hagupit (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Higos (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
In-Fa (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Jangmi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Koguma (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Krovanh (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Maysak (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Mekkhala (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Murasu (North Indian)	0.0 ACE
Nangka (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Narra (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Noul (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Nuri (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Peilou (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Saudel (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Saudel (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Sinlaku (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Surigae (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Vaianu 2026
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2026-04-12	Open coast, place not named in the data	-38.0, 176.8	n/a

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from nadi,tcvitals,us as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-11-12. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.