Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 -10
Forecast 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
28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)--
Afternoon (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (16 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)14131313131212121111131313131314141313189171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)278623131901164814671177118010188618024444434242322928286181108149198
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.21
11:02AM
0.23
10:56PM
0.22
11:24AM
0.23
11:15PM
0.23
11:45AM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.07
4:52AM
0.05
5:10PM
0.07
5:13AM
0.03
5:22PM
0.06
5:33AM
0.02
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset6:17-------6:17-------6:19-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
32-------111111111111121
Temp. °C262626262626262626252525252525262625252525252525
Feels °C (?)242322232223232424222223232222232221222222212222
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