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Pai-Pai surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 -10
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Pai-Pai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pai-Pai sea temperature is
28.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pai-Pai today?

The current surf forecast for Pai-Pai at 8AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131816161615141413131313121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)189270339742715752742638553536536414383304304299222222218171140138135135
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
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
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.14
12:26PM
0.15
11:59PM
0.16
12:38PM
0.16
12:20AM
0.17
12:52PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.03
6:30PM
0.05
6:34AM
0.01
6:35PM
0.04
6:48AM
0.00
6:45PM
0.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282827272727272727262526262727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)272727272727272827272324242626262627262627272727
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