Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 May 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 May)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (27 May)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5395
4834
4506
4066
3668
3216
2615
2379
2047
1737
1559
1340
1187
1187
886
886
2588
2876
3360
3293
3847
3895
3594
4109
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM0.19m
10:49PM0.21m
10:40AM0.20m
11:16PM0.21m
11:05AM0.21m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.10m
4:38PM0.06m
4:58AM0.09m
5:06PM0.05m
5:16AM0.08m
5:32PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
25
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
29
30
31
30
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
5395
4834
4506
4066
3668
3216
2615
2379
2047
1737
1559
1340
1187
1187
886
886
2588
2876
3360
3293
3847
3895
3594
4109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.1
NW
13
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
SSW
10
0.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
108
103
49
5
48
31
31
29
47
47
28
27
7
95
80
685
20
19
50
49
58
54
169
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
NE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
E
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
77
77
5
5
4
3
29
29
8
7
7
7
340
68
28
28
9
28
44
26
51
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
44
43
76
113
130
49
55
58
37
39
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
3
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2065
2066
0
0
3
262
0
234
234
234
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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