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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 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
28.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.9
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.6
SSW
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1171414141313131312129131313131212812126117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)476511011110513713513522215515013516822517616812714712010988898199
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
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)
2:39PM
0.18
3:13AM
0.17
2:39PM
0.17
3:03AM
0.15
2:23PM
0.16
2:18AM
0.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.09
9:11PM
0.07
9:15AM
0.10
9:31PM
0.09
8:38AM
0.11
9:22PM
0.11
6:29AM
0.10
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:44-----
cloud
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thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--3--1111-----11--1111-1
Temp. °C262727272826272727282727272727272728282727272727
Feels °C (?)262727272826272727282727272727272728282727282727
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