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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faaroa today?
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | |
443 | 437 | 419 | 415 | 280 | 443 | 480 | 731 | 756 | 697 | 697 | 776 | 1121 | 966 | 838 | 721 | 534 | 519 | 492 | 457 | 440 | 440 | 255 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.13m | 1:36PM0.15m | 00:42AM0.12m | 1:17PM0.14m | 10:14PM0.14m | 11:11AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.08m | 6:27AM0.08m | 6:54PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.08m | 5:41PM0.11m | 5:28AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 223 | 192 | 207 | 207 | 248 | 314 | 284 | 277 | 756 | 618 | 697 | 776 | 1121 | 966 | 838 | 721 | 461 | 486 | 492 | 357 | 253 | 210 | 255 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 443 | 437 | 419 | 415 | 253 | 443 | 480 | 731 | 171 | 697 | 602 | 133 | 120 | 103 | 143 | 231 | 534 | 519 | 357 | 18 | 28 | 75 | 220 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | S 16 | NNE 8 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 69 | 22 | 280 | 192 | 242 | 387 | 501 | 30 | 30 | 418 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 76 | 28 | 69 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | 29 | 75 | 54 | 53 | — | 86 | 253 | 235 | 104 | 127 | 102 | 80 | 115 | 108 | 125 | — | 457 | 440 | 440 | 230 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 13 | 2076 | 2076 | 3151 | 13 | 1015 | 2405 | 1016 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2076 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 |
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