Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (25 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
SSW
21
1.6
SSW
21
1.9
SSW
20
2.3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
522
1140
1392
1220
1072
814
657
657
535
535
952
2100
2712
3853
4435
4863
4920
5372
4644
4189
4131
3761
3257
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:18PM0.17m
9:37AM0.15m
9:58PM0.19m
10:01AM0.17m
10:30PM0.20m
10:27AM0.18m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.10m
3:45PM0.09m
4:38AM0.09m
4:20PM0.07m
4:55AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:38
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
29
28
26
26
27
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
21
1.9
SSW
20
2.3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
411
522
1140
1392
1220
1072
814
657
657
535
535
545
2100
2712
3853
4435
4863
4920
5372
4644
4189
4131
3761
3257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
21
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
51
162
134
134
362
527
558
443
543
253
253
952
533
354
375
308
220
160
58
137
101
5
5
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
NNE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.1
N
18
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.3
E
8
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
49
34
47
55
127
141
88
56
55
333
137
52
58
183
63
112
85
82
6
56
50
5
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
7
39
27
7
5
10
41
39
27
40
41
41
120
117
115
136
157
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
178
37
37
37
37
13
13
37
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
2076
2076
2076
2076
2076
2076
2076
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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