Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 28 Nov 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
27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)91313131313121212121212151514141413131316161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2292222352151471421381361331319896119157280276258232178173153151149173
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.16
10:12AM
0.15
9:52AM
0.17
9:55PM
0.14
10:03AM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.14
6:26PM
0.12
5:32PM
0.12
2:57AM
0.12
4:36PM
0.12
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise---5:22-------5:22-------5:22----
Sunset------6:23-------6:24-------6:25-
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2--2-----111222112433111
Temp. °C262626262626262626252526262626262625252424252526
Feels °C (?)282828282828272828272828282829292926262527282829
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