Beach forecast for Vaitape
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-10) · Leeward Islands, French Polynesia Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-10- Swimming
- Dangerous · 8.5 ft
- Water
- 80 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 20 mph
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in Vaitape (0/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 0Not a beach day | Not today | Dangerous · 8.5 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Thu 29 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 7.2 ft | 80 °F | 13 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 6.2 ft | 80 °F | 14 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 5.6 ft | 80 °F | 13 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 4.8 ft | 80 °F | 12 |
| Mon 2 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.4 ft | 80 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 9.7 ft | 80 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 84 °F: beach weather
- Water at 80 °F (warm)
- Rain (0.03 in)
- Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Dangerous for swimming: 8.5 ft waves every 12 s; high rip current risk
Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Dangerous · 8.5 ft
8.5 ft waves every 12 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 80 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 20 mph
Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): blowing sand. Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand
Vaitape has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 79 °F | 17 mph | 8.5 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 79 °F | 17 mph | 8.3 ft | 4 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 80 °F | 17 mph | 8.3 ft | 7 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 81 °F | 18 mph | 8.3 ft | 10 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Mainly clear | 83 °F | 18 mph | 8.2 ft | 11 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Mainly clear | 84 °F | 19 mph | 8.1 ft | 11 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Mainly clear | 84 °F | 19 mph | 8.1 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Mainly clear | 83 °F | 19 mph | 8.1 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 82 °F | 19 mph | 8.0 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 80 °F | 19 mph | 7.9 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 80 °F | 20 mph | 7.9 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Vaitape
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- Matira Beach 2.1 mi · S
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1 and water 1 of 1; minus rain 3, wind 1 and waves 5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Vaitape
Is it a beach day in Vaitape today?
Not a beach day: 0/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Vaitape today?
8.5 ft waves every 12 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Vaitape?
About 80 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Vaitape today?
UV reaches 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Vaitape?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Vaitape?
Matira Beach (2.1 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Vaitape today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.