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Faaone surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faaone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faaone sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faaone today?
The current surf forecast for Faaone at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faaone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 0.21 | 8:37AM 0.26 | 9:04PM 0.23 | 9:38AM 0.27 | 9:52PM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 0.15 | 1:57AM 0.14 | 3:22PM 0.14 | 3:20AM 0.12 | 4:12PM 0.12 | 4:11AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
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