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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | |
96 | 132 | 124 | 119 | 76 | 116 | 112 | 119 | 122 | 152 | 142 | 134 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 151 | 170 | 159 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 93 | 91 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:32AM0.15m | 1:53PM0.18m | 00:44AM0.13m | 1:30PM0.15m | 10:13PM0.16m | 11:13AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.08m | 6:57AM0.07m | 7:59PM0.11m | 6:13AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.13m | 5:19AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 96 | 132 | 124 | 119 | 79 | 95 | 83 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 87 | 70 | 144 | 67 | 99 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 58 | 67 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 40 | 152 | 142 | 134 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 151 | 170 | 159 | 149 | 147 | 68 | 93 | 91 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 76 | 116 | 112 | 119 | 122 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 1002 | 186 | 994 | 13 | 1002 | 199 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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