Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111313131312121212111111111110131414141212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)366469543543534485461454385349280275226164158156180394542355420447522440
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.15
12:26PM
0.17
11:01PM
0.18
11:36AM
0.18
11:05PM
0.22
11:25AM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.06
5:40PM
0.10
5:39AM
0.05
5:17PM
0.08
5:38AM
0.04
5:19PM
0.06
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:10-------6:09-------6:08-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21123553---1--1---------
Temp. °C272727272727272828272827282828272827272828282828
Feels °C (?)282727272829302929272827282829282927272929292929
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