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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | |
1308 | 1269 | 1127 | 1092 | 934 | 807 | 694 | 705 | 628 | 633 | 547 | 513 | 488 | 486 | 497 | 716 | 882 | 1012 | 937 | 921 | 949 | 858 | 750 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | 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 | |
High Tide | 2:24AM0.14m | 6:56PM0.16m | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:03PM0.18m | 9:13AM0.16m | 9:46PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.11m | 4:34AM0.12m | 1:11PM0.12m | 4:05AM0.12m | 3:20PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1308 | 1269 | 1127 | 1092 | 934 | 807 | 694 | 705 | 628 | 633 | 547 | 513 | 488 | 486 | 497 | 716 | 882 | 1012 | 937 | 921 | 949 | 858 | 750 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | WSW 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 95 | 53 | 43 | 64 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 35 | 64 | 346 | 628 | 744 | 639 | 301 | 543 | 207 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 8 | NE 14 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | S 17 | NNE 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 66 | 63 | 96 | 57 | 215 | 38 | 183 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 16 | 114 | 72 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 2461 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 186 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2066 | 2066 |
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