Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 13 Apr 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111010101212111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11181065942827722698594492483403403396332320312306418411325319325314522506
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----5:58-------5:58-------5:57---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
33111---------111-------
Temp. °C262727272727272727272727272727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)293030303131302929293030302930302929282928292828
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