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Vairao surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vairao today?
The current surf forecast for Vairao at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vairao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 422 | 403 | 396 | 332 | 320 | 302 | 296 | 296 | 250 | 302 | 270 | 269 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 54 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37AM 0.26 | 9:04PM 0.23 | 9:38AM 0.27 | 9:52PM 0.25 | 10:22AM 0.28 | 10:30PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:22PM 0.14 | 3:20AM 0.12 | 4:12PM 0.12 | 4:11AM 0.10 | 4:48PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
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