Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
509
509
509
666
693
666
631
773
763
752
846
796
869
961
908
895
908
921
1004
921
1111
947
774
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:48PM0.22m
10:31AM0.20m
11:09PM0.23m
10:49AM0.22m
11:32PM0.22m
11:13AM0.24m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.07m
4:52AM0.09m
4:44PM0.04m
5:04AM0.08m
5:13PM0.02m
5:21AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:42
5:40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
25
26
26
27
26
26
28
26
26
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
307
257
430
492
479
367
255
631
773
763
752
846
796
869
961
908
895
908
921
921
921
1111
947
774
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
E
10
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
SE
8
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
NE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
Energy kJ
403
509
262
509
666
693
666
249
276
153
141
141
18
288
189
112
109
86
782
1004
126
444
437
473
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
1.1
SE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
22
0.8
SSW
21
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SSW
19
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
Energy kJ
45
37
509
56
20
20
47
29
184
19
18
18
24
119
584
77
78
78
143
78
657
13
547
644
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
321
349
383
436
415
383
327
282
435
415
360
189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2065
2065
10
2065
1002
1000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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