Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
506
491
367
344
370
403
206
217
472
443
459
413
306
336
469
582
891
817
724
796
766
1257
1091
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:13PM0.19m
1:24AM0.15m
1:30PM0.18m
1:26AM0.14m
1:38PM0.17m
1:04AM0.13m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.06m
6:59AM0.07m
7:52PM0.08m
6:39AM0.08m
7:16PM0.11m
6:04AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
5
5
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
251
291
340
339
333
370
283
206
448
470
435
403
413
303
336
469
452
427
398
338
321
346
1257
1091
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
514
506
491
367
344
283
38
193
217
472
443
459
128
306
297
246
582
891
817
716
796
766
321
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.3
NNE
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
S
17
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
53
19
73
52
36
55
132
37
181
27
15
64
14
14
14
90
242
471
555
724
594
485
19
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.3
ENE
4
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
95
73
3
403
439
542
403
393
393
416
438
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
10
10
10
2066
2066
2066
2066
10
0
10
2065
2065
2065
2065
2065
2065
2065
2065
2461
2065
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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