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Vairao surf break

Vairao surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 -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
28.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vairao today?

The current surf forecast for Vairao at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)7777777777151571414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199194188188188158163158134134146144113140180178175170163183154151147111
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.30
1:01AM
0.32
1:23PM
0.31
1:27AM
0.33
1:46PM
0.31
1:53AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.04
7:17AM
0.00
7:24PM
0.03
7:42AM
0.01
7:46PM
0.03
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:37
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
34576541---221221166231-
Temp. °C272726262525242526262726262626272727252627262726
Feels °C (?)262726262526232325252725252525262626272726252524
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