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Vairao surf break

Vairao surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 24 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
28.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vairao today?

The current surf forecast for Vairao at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
W
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1311111111111111111212121212121216161611111488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59566365157357357350150151055561359349741140433666414141415779393
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.25
4:32AM
0.24
3:45PM
0.22
8:51AM
0.21
8:51PM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.14
10:08PM
0.12
10:39AM
0.17
11:16PM
0.15
5:24PM
0.19
3:59AM
0.13
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
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clear
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Rain (mm)
-1121-1---12221--1--111-
Temp. °C272727272727272727272626262727262727272626262626
Feels °C (?)252526252525252525252425252625252627272525252525
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