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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)151015161010131313121219191214141313181716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)846992677068688483599620720794261236195192209264412733688752
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.13
12:46PM
0.16
11:02PM
0.15
12:10PM
0.16
11:18PM
0.16
12:13PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.12
6:04AM
0.09
6:31PM
0.11
6:01AM
0.07
6:16PM
0.10
6:07AM
0.05
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------
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Rain (mm)
--1-11------1-------1---
Temp. °C272727262627272727272727262727272727272726272727
Feels °C (?)272728262628282827272727262828282828272726262626
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