Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 -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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (01 Dec)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151414142221202020181818181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169162209204204199191140138118118180261339256299408404491528594566552539
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
25
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.16
10:23AM
0.20
9:54PM
0.18
10:46AM
0.21
10:17PM
0.20
11:12AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.09
4:28PM
0.11
4:13AM
0.06
4:38PM
0.10
4:48AM
0.04
4:57PM
0.09
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise---5:22-------5:22-------5:22----
Sunset------6:25-------6:27-------6:27-
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light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
683123346511116621233312
Temp. °C242324252525252524252626262625262626262525242424
Feels °C (?)282728272727282724262525262625262729292627262624
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