Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
701
711
711
774
742
752
763
782
763
774
774
682
682
785
702
778
617
721
1415
1586
1728
1803
1975
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22PM0.22m
11:04AM0.21m
11:44PM0.21m
11:26AM0.22m
00:08AM0.20m
11:53AM0.23m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.07m
5:27PM0.02m
5:37AM0.06m
5:58PM0.01m
5:55AM0.06m
6:31PM0.00m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
29
28
28
28
30
30
31
31
30
29
30
30
28
29
29
30
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
691
701
711
711
774
742
752
763
763
763
774
774
682
682
785
702
778
617
721
1415
1586
1728
1803
1975
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.6
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
Energy kJ
162
132
129
96
90
66
66
480
782
590
109
205
644
644
260
256
297
256
252
286
281
244
210
207
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Energy kJ
92
52
54
404
467
44
32
48
48
50
51
404
199
238
399
390
256
412
412
25
26
26
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
NW
4
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
48
33
11
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
0
0
0
0
15
15
241
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
225
3325
3202
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
6
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