Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312141414141413131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)755713623613514406419431486561561528528528520512395371359299269222260243
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NE
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
0.17
1:39PM
0.22
1:36AM
0.15
1:40PM
0.19
12:55AM
0.13
1:16PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.02
7:15AM
0.05
8:00PM
0.05
6:59AM
0.05
7:39PM
0.08
6:28AM
0.05
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
21571-------11---1-1112-
Temp. °C282827262627272727282828272828282827282827282828
Feels °C (?)282929292728272727302928282928282928292927292929
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