Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)7715141414161717171716161616151515141616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424627377268264347425498528528516447447441353314272217211254208171169158
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
0.16
10:28AM
0.17
11:03PM
0.17
10:32AM
0.21
10:51PM
0.19
10:47AM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
0.11
5:10PM
0.06
4:44AM
0.09
5:07PM
0.05
4:47AM
0.06
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:37-------5:35--
Sunset6:05-------6:05-------6:06-------
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Rain (mm)
333--1----12211132212221
Temp. °C242425252525252525252525252525252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)201919202021202223222323242324252525262626262626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raiatea

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Vaiaau (moderate winds from the SSE at Bora Bora 53 km from Vaiaau). 0.7m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 12s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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