Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 29 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414121213131312121212121611141414141314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18039454235542052253044038032225024619619312314515215422955819092140
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.22
11:25AM
0.20
11:19PM
0.24
11:30AM
0.22
11:38PM
0.26
11:42AM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
0.04
5:19PM
0.06
5:46AM
0.04
5:32PM
0.03
5:57AM
0.03
5:48PM
0.02
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:08-------6:08-------6:07-
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1111---------1131-----
Temp. °C272727272727282827272727282828282727282728282828
Feels °C (?)282828282929292928292828292930302928292728292929
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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