Surf Forecast Surf Report

Vaiaau surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 19 Apr 2025 -10
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Vaiaau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vaiaau sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vaiaau today?

The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414141414181818171616161615151515152020191818181716161616151515141414131616161514141313131212181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2080330232272887242425772310100298892652749086197211111252940106492989471569660451246238050761454079979058966977854750338143543542926925823918532124320533623921928227719018721828048673410941310
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.19
1:04AM
0.14
1:10PM
0.18
12:03AM
0.14
12:31PM
0.17
10:56PM
0.16
11:33AM
0.16
10:41PM
0.19
11:03AM
0.17
10:45PM
0.22
10:52AM
0.19
10:57PM
0.24
10:54AM
0.21
11:15PM
0.26
11:06AM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.08
6:15AM
0.07
6:41PM
0.10
5:57AM
0.07
6:00PM
0.11
5:38AM
0.07
5:09PM
0.11
5:20AM
0.08
4:38PM
0.09
5:11AM
0.07
4:39PM
0.07
5:14AM
0.07
4:55PM
0.04
5:23AM
0.06
5:19PM
0.02
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:15-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:51-------5:50-
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Rain (mm)
6412522234144-245589107542-1123433--3215545132----------------
Temp. °C272727272625242526262426272727272626252525262627282727272727272728282727272727272728282827272727282828282727272727272828
Feels °C (?)262628282623232526272426282728272728282828282627282627272828292829303028282828282930313131313130323232323131303030303131
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