Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Vairao surf break

Vairao surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 -10
Forecast 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
28.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vairao today?

The current surf forecast for Vairao at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212121271111117777771515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)680659581528437341336299247247247215192154151135120143143121117117146146
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.29
12:36PM
0.30
12:34AM
0.31
1:00PM
0.30
1:01AM
0.32
1:23PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.02
6:40PM
0.05
6:53AM
0.01
7:02PM
0.04
7:17AM
0.00
7:24PM
0.03
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:33-------5:35-------5:35----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
4444445323222234225784--
Temp. °C272627262626262727262626272726272727262624242526
Feels °C (?)262527262626262727262625272726272627272826252525
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vairao surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Vairao at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest