Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 -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
28.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Dec)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (04 Dec)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)91010101010101010101010101010101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354522544544500554576500500457416408327275246246264286304403411305411418
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.21
11:52AM
0.19
11:33PM
0.22
12:18PM
0.18
12:08AM
0.23
12:45PM
0.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
0.01
5:37PM
0.06
6:15AM
0.00
6:02PM
0.05
6:50AM
0.01
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset6:27-------6:27-------6:28-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------1-------221----
Temp. °C262626262526262626252525252525262626262626262627
Feels °C (?)262627272527272727262627272727282827272829292829
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