Vairao surf break

Vairao surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Oct 2025 -10
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Vairao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vairao sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vairao today?

The current surf forecast for Vairao at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.2
SE
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
SE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
ESE
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131317161616161616715157777171771616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)586506299278343700330322425412576568485415450509679695274508587587436387
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.22
9:37AM
0.25
10:19PM
0.25
10:13AM
0.29
10:40PM
0.28
10:42AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.11
3:52AM
0.13
4:12PM
0.08
4:15AM
0.09
4:38PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.06
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:26--
Sunset5:57-------5:57-------5:57-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
232121122222223232134321
Temp. °C252424242323232323242424242424242324242424242525
Feels °C (?)252222222020202019212223222122222122222425242626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tahiti

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Vairao (light winds from the SE at Tahiti Island-Faa'a International Airport 43 km from Vairao). 1.4m 5s windswell from the SE with a 0.9m 10s swell from the SSW and a 0.7m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW as well as a 0.4m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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7 km/h
SE
0.0
26.7
Air / Water (°C)
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