Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
93
93
82
144
88
79
83
97
112
142
106
153
350
432
465
619
845
1030
943
960
960
946
786
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:13AM0.15m
10:10PM0.19m
10:33AM0.17m
10:28PM0.22m
10:37AM0.19m
10:49PM0.24m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.09m
4:27PM0.11m
4:57AM0.08m
4:26PM0.09m
5:01AM0.07m
4:42PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:49
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
30
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
30
29
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
83
81
81
84
83
83
83
84
97
67
142
106
82
350
432
465
619
845
1030
943
960
960
946
786
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SE
9
0.5
S
11
0.6
SE
9
0.8
S
10
0.6
SW
10
0.8
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
N
12
0.7
SSW
17
Energy kJ
144
93
93
82
144
88
79
70
53
112
51
58
50
141
84
127
194
140
33
32
32
47
44
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
17
0.6
SW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
6
0.6
SE
9
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
NNE
12
Energy kJ
35
56
33
52
78
57
78
83
61
40
40
40
153
103
86
27
61
47
46
32
47
16
10
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NNE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
8
5
5
68
4
5
3
21
14
51
6
113
6
15
17
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
10
10
13
13
0
10
49
49
10
10
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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