Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (25 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
2.1
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1347
1160
1064
821
742
682
595
943
2315
3251
4578
5190
5978
5715
5522
5395
4834
4803
3981
3500
3216
2866
2379
2047
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM0.16m
9:46PM0.19m
9:46AM0.18m
10:20PM0.20m
10:14AM0.19m
10:49PM0.21m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.12m
3:20PM0.10m
4:21AM0.11m
4:05PM0.08m
4:40AM0.10m
4:38PM0.06m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:38
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
29
27
26
28
26
27
26
26
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
20
2.1
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1347
1160
1064
821
711
682
595
711
2315
3251
4578
5190
5978
5715
5522
5395
4834
4803
3981
3500
3216
2866
2379
2047
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
21
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
N
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.1
N
16
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
446
754
309
529
742
312
303
943
416
379
457
402
149
102
80
51
126
32
5
31
31
30
29
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
10
0.7
S
17
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
NNE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
84
96
290
56
38
242
198
161
322
213
64
110
108
102
33
10
10
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
1
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
27
29
28
40
40
28
179
307
243
94
113
157
53
62
71
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
5
6
7
6
5
5
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
22
49
10
10
50
191
10
10
10
186
10
0
10
0
1002
49
2066
2066
2066
2066
3
3
191
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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