Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 -10
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Vaiaau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101010201919101018181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2662622021911441411081081027168669714896555281154209121117131127
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
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
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
0.25
1:23AM
0.28
1:18PM
0.26
1:41AM
0.26
1:33PM
0.26
1:57AM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.03
7:15PM
0.00
7:31AM
0.04
7:34PM
0.01
7:42AM
0.05
7:53PM
0.01
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset----6:36-------6:36-------6:35---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
211111-1----------11--11
Temp. °C262727272727272727272728282828282728272828282827
Feels °C (?)282929292929282928272727272728282628262828282827
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