Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 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 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.4
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
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131214141413131313131313131212121212121111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)614540523617607444669649649640596587489458353353269265256261302307366469
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.23
1:42AM
0.16
1:47PM
0.21
1:10AM
0.14
1:29PM
0.18
11:42PM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.05
8:04PM
0.05
7:07AM
0.06
7:54PM
0.09
6:37AM
0.06
6:50PM
0.11
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
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Sunset----6:13-------6:12-------6:12---
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Rain (mm)
532331-1111-2551--13761-
Temp. °C272727272728282728282828272727272728282727272727
Feels °C (?)292928272829282728282829292929282728282829302828
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