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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 -10
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Faaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
28.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121277111177777771515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3303092552262221801771611431251061061431431081216461478584103136175
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.17
12:12AM
0.19
12:46PM
0.18
12:33AM
0.21
1:00PM
0.19
12:54AM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.05
6:41AM
0.01
6:37PM
0.04
6:58AM
0.00
6:51PM
0.03
7:16AM
0.01
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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Rain (mm)
3---1322-22442112--111--
Temp. °C262627272727272727272727272727262527272727272727
Feels °C (?)252425252626262726272727262627272628282828282727
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