Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SSW
14
1.6
SE
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
317
292
250
323
299
315
371
443
437
346
415
304
448
480
731
756
697
697
776
1121
966
838
799
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
cross-on
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26AM0.14m
1:30PM0.16m
1:21AM0.13m
1:36PM0.15m
00:42AM0.12m
1:17PM0.14m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.05m
7:00AM0.07m
7:53PM0.08m
6:27AM0.08m
6:54PM0.10m
5:51AM0.08m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:45
5:44
5:44
5:43
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
257
292
252
250
323
299
315
287
268
437
346
415
253
448
270
270
251
192
697
776
1121
966
838
799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
396
317
292
213
213
169
169
371
443
61
24
57
280
246
480
731
756
618
602
182
133
117
147
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
E
8
0.7
NE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.6
NNE
9
1
S
15
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
55
35
90
25
86
142
186
25
50
37
83
23
34
35
242
387
501
697
50
418
47
46
37
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.5
ENE
5
0.8
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.9
E
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
71
14
95
10
27
21
18
112
232
319
238
304
304
138
157
134
388
241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
13
37
2076
2079
2077
2076
2076
13
13
2076
2076
2076
2076
2101
2076
2076
13
37
37
13
13
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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