Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111013141414121213131312121212121611141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280275226164158156180394542355420447530440380322303246193193123147152154
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
0.18
11:05PM
0.22
11:25AM
0.20
11:19PM
0.24
11:30AM
0.22
11:38PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
0.05
5:17PM
0.08
5:38AM
0.04
5:19PM
0.06
5:46AM
0.04
5:32PM
0.03
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----6:09-------6:08-------6:08---
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1--------------11----1
Temp. °C282828282828272827272828282727272727272828272827
Feels °C (?)292828282929282928283030292727272828282929282928
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