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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 -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
28.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 216 | 162 | 156 | 171 | 169 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 140 | 138 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:03PM 0.15 | 10:02AM 0.17 | 9:48PM 0.17 | 10:38AM 0.18 | 10:20PM 0.18 | 11:07AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:53AM 0.11 | 4:50PM 0.12 | 4:31AM 0.09 | 5:01PM 0.11 | 4:59AM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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