Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 23 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
28.6° 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: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)161615151414141414131313131313121212126661212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5476547156876606516426244974753963723672982382242131521502232332557169
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
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
onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.21
2:30AM
0.22
2:15PM
0.21
2:45AM
0.20
2:25PM
0.20
2:52AM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.06
8:22PM
0.04
8:34AM
0.08
8:38PM
0.05
8:32AM
0.09
8:52PM
0.06
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
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Rain (mm)
353111-11-1-122111112213
Temp. °C272627282828282728282828272727272728272727272726
Feels °C (?)232225262626262526272727262625242426252525252625
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