Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 12AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (25 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
2.1
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
1016
1556
1794
1347
1160
1064
821
742
622
525
943
2315
3251
4578
5135
6232
5715
5522
5974
4834
4803
4342
4015
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:03PM0.18m
9:13AM0.16m
9:46PM0.19m
9:46AM0.18m
10:20PM0.20m
10:14AM0.19m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.12m
3:20PM0.10m
4:21AM0.11m
4:05PM0.08m
4:40AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:38
5:38
5:38
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
29
28
26
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
2.1
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
494
1016
1556
1794
1347
1160
1064
821
711
622
525
634
694
3251
4578
5135
6232
5715
5522
5974
4834
4803
4342
4015
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.9
SE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.1
N
16
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
67
43
80
82
446
754
309
529
742
312
303
943
2315
379
457
402
75
166
158
94
105
32
5
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
S
17
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
NNE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.3
SE
8
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
51
54
64
64
102
117
290
56
38
242
198
161
37
213
64
90
89
84
79
94
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
Energy kJ
28
27
29
7
9
13
11
40
40
40
94
113
113
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
186
50
50
50
49
10
10
49
10
10
10
10
10
0
10
10
2066
2066
2066
2066
2066
2066
2066
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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