Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)15141413131313121212121111111110101010101010917
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1421381611802992902772554724003532782682001961571271251221221201177676
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.26
1:15AM
0.19
1:15PM
0.24
1:30AM
0.17
1:38PM
0.22
1:32AM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.04
7:21PM
0.01
6:53AM
0.05
7:47PM
0.04
7:02AM
0.06
8:07PM
0.08
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:15-------6:15-------6:15------
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-----1--------------
Temp. °C272727272827272727272727272727272626262626262626
Feels °C (?)292828272927272727272727272727272626262626262726
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