Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131214141413131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13731028892878744643614467523617607444669649649640640587489458353353347265
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.26
1:43AM
0.19
1:41PM
0.23
1:42AM
0.16
1:47PM
0.21
1:10AM
0.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.03
7:17AM
0.05
8:04PM
0.05
7:07AM
0.06
7:54PM
0.09
6:37AM
0.06
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--6:14-------6:13-------6:12-----
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cloud
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mod rain
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
11237511--2642-----1-122
Temp. °C282828272726262727272727272827272828282828272728
Feels °C (?)282829283029272827272829282928282829282828272729
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