Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (30 May)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (30 May)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5997
5715
5711
5516
5068
4593
4092
3731
3393
3118
3079
2766
2523
2295
2237
1850
1622
1455
1455
1240
1283
969
904
788
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41AM0.20m
00:15AM0.18m
12:05PM0.20m
00:39AM0.17m
12:29PM0.20m
1:01AM0.16m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.02m
6:05AM0.05m
6:33PM0.01m
6:27AM0.05m
7:00PM0.02m
6:50AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:38
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
30
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
26
26
25
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5997
5715
5711
5516
5068
4593
4092
3731
3393
3118
3079
2766
2523
2295
2237
1850
1622
1455
1455
1240
1283
969
904
788
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
16
0.6
NNE
16
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
14
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
66
203
191
106
106
106
104
104
103
46
64
65
20
20
26
30
40
30
30
25
17
19
18
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
25
25
64
20
91
91
14
21
76
46
46
46
33
29
29
28
26
26
16
15
26
25
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
13
105
121
237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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