Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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 Thu night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
64
62
79
80
80
106
100
95
77
76
74
74
73
70
53
55
69
67
60
64
89
79
70
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
E
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNW
0
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM0.17m
00:14AM0.13m
1:08PM0.14m
10:24PM0.15m
11:14AM0.14m
10:22PM0.18m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.06m
7:28PM0.11m
6:03AM0.07m
5:30PM0.12m
5:18AM0.07m
4:36PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
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5:51
5:51
5:50
5:50
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
N
15
Energy kJ
50
64
62
79
80
80
80
79
77
77
76
74
74
73
70
96
55
55
41
40
39
39
79
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SE
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
55
62
56
44
42
39
38
100
95
73
70
114
111
111
99
53
96
69
67
48
47
89
38
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
N
15
0.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
13
76
49
95
94
95
106
26
22
21
20
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
60
64
46
109
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1015
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
13
12
0
13
13
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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