Surf Forecast Surf Report

Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 29 Apr 2025 -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
28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 2AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wed
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSW
1
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1818171616161615141414141211202019181817161616151514141414141410101313913916151515151515141414141413131313131318181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13931393174915311512135810938578457426975014583538741260191916831664131511791165100374661060251547237837834125725324924921718017619826626327527537253055351555663561751750157257256353849775111211626
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
10
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.22
12:44PM
0.26
1:11AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.24
1:29AM
0.17
1:38PM
0.21
1:35AM
0.14
1:57PM
0.18
1:07AM
0.13
1:50PM
0.15
9:58PM
0.14
11:26AM
0.14
9:52PM
0.17
10:22AM
0.16
10:13PM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
-0.00
6:32AM
0.04
7:18PM
0.01
6:51AM
0.04
7:47PM
0.04
7:07AM
0.06
8:14PM
0.07
7:09AM
0.07
8:31PM
0.11
6:27AM
0.09
6:00PM
0.13
5:12AM
0.09
4:26PM
0.12
4:51AM
0.08
4:19PM
0.09
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wed
07
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset5:47-------5:47-------5:46-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45---
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Rain (mm)
---41--1111---1224374231----1-1----111---1221-----111--111--
Temp. °C282828272727272727272727272727272727272524252425262627272727272727272727272727272727272727272727272727262727272727272727
Feels °C (?)292929282726272728272828272727282828272724242526262628282828293030303030302929293029292928282828282727252726262626252424
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