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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
754 | 604 | 595 | 506 | 491 | 367 | 361 | 390 | 263 | 206 | 220 | 472 | 443 | 459 | 433 | 306 | 336 | 475 | 582 | 891 | 817 | 724 | 796 | 766 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:13PM0.19m | 1:24AM0.15m | 1:30PM0.18m | 1:26AM0.14m | 1:38PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.06m | 7:46PM0.06m | 6:59AM0.07m | 7:52PM0.08m | 6:39AM0.08m | 7:16PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 754 | 604 | 251 | 291 | 340 | 332 | 361 | 390 | 439 | 498 | 448 | 435 | 435 | 459 | 433 | 303 | 424 | 437 | 437 | 373 | 338 | 306 | 291 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 140 | 595 | 506 | 491 | 367 | 344 | 283 | 263 | 206 | 220 | 472 | 443 | 64 | 128 | 306 | 336 | 475 | 582 | 891 | 817 | 706 | 796 | 766 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 54 | 37 | 132 | 193 | 181 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 297 | 246 | 298 | 471 | 666 | 724 | 594 | 485 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 95 | 73 | 54 | 93 | 20 | 497 | — | — | — | — | — | 435 | 403 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 388 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2066 | 2066 | 2066 | 2066 | 2065 | 49 | 10 | 49 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2257 | 2398 | 2065 | 49 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 10 |
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