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Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
5395 | 4834 | 4506 | 4066 | 3668 | 3216 | 2615 | 2379 | 2047 | 1737 | 1559 | 1340 | 1187 | 1187 | 886 | 886 | 2588 | 2876 | 3360 | 3293 | 3847 | 3895 | 3594 | 4109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:14AM0.19m | 10:49PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.10m | 4:38PM0.06m | 4:58AM0.09m | 5:06PM0.05m | 5:16AM0.08m | 5:32PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 5395 | 4834 | 4506 | 4066 | 3668 | 3216 | 2615 | 2379 | 2047 | 1737 | 1559 | 1340 | 1187 | 1187 | 886 | 886 | 2588 | 2876 | 3360 | 3293 | 3847 | 3895 | 3594 | 4109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | N 10 | N 16 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 103 | 49 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 95 | 80 | 685 | 20 | 19 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 54 | 169 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | SE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 7 | WSW 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 340 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 44 | 26 | 51 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 76 | 113 | 130 | 49 | 55 | 58 | — | — | 37 | 39 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2065 | 2066 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 262 | 0 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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