Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 06 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 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
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 (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)13131313131412131212121216151515151414136777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400400394501486241449471449367325268250237228222222215198194220297282298
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
/ height (m)
1:19PM
0.25
1:39AM
0.24
1:31PM
0.24
1:48AM
0.21
1:39PM
0.22
1:51AM
0.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
-0.00
7:37AM
0.03
7:50PM
0.01
7:43AM
0.04
8:02PM
0.02
7:40AM
0.05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset--6:25-------6:25-------6:24-----
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1------11-----1-1-11-112
Temp. °C282828282828282728282828282828282828282828282828
Feels °C (?)292929292928292727282928282827272727272626262727
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