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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 353 | 278 | 268 | 200 | 196 | 189 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 96 | 136 | 98 | 76 | 76 | 116 | 112 | 119 | 122 | 152 | 142 | 134 | 125 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:15PM 0.24 | 1:30AM 0.17 | 1:38PM 0.22 | 1:32AM 0.15 | 1:53PM 0.18 | 12:44AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 0.04 | 7:02AM 0.06 | 8:07PM 0.08 | 6:57AM 0.07 | 7:59PM 0.11 | 6:13AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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