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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1373 | 1028 | 892 | 878 | 744 | 643 | 614 | 467 | 523 | 617 | 607 | 444 | 669 | 649 | 649 | 640 | 640 | 587 | 489 | 458 | 353 | 353 | 347 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 0.26 | 1:43AM 0.19 | 1:41PM 0.23 | 1:42AM 0.16 | 1:47PM 0.21 | 1:10AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:51PM 0.03 | 7:17AM 0.05 | 8:04PM 0.05 | 7:07AM 0.06 | 7:54PM 0.09 | 6:37AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
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