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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
306 | 336 | 469 | 582 | 891 | 817 | 724 | 796 | 766 | 1257 | 1091 | 953 | 826 | 615 | 597 | 427 | 352 | 282 | 257 | 223 | 226 | 142 | 180 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.14m | 1:38PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.13m | 1:38PM0.15m | 10:27PM0.15m | 11:28AM0.15m | 10:07PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.08m | 7:16PM0.11m | 6:04AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.12m | 5:40AM0.10m | 5:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 355 | 403 | 469 | 582 | 463 | 817 | 716 | 796 | 766 | 1257 | 1091 | 953 | 384 | 554 | 573 | 606 | 352 | 282 | 257 | 223 | 673 | 586 | 180 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 303 | 336 | 246 | 242 | 891 | 661 | 724 | 594 | 577 | 298 | 268 | 299 | 826 | 615 | 597 | 427 | 14 | 80 | 73 | 112 | 226 | 136 | 138 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 306 | 297 | 90 | 177 | 471 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 106 | 142 | 18 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 55 | 475 | 502 | — | 398 | 398 | 388 | 362 | 84 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 640 | 727 | 783 | 842 | — | 727 | 621 | 767 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 2393 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2065 | 2065 | 2393 | 2065 | 2393 | 2461 | 2393 | 2393 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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