Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212121212121212141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86710571092113712531253121813421311117011511129114812691269125611411299175917541680156715201359
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
0
N
0
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.16
12:23AM
0.13
12:35PM
0.15
11:18PM
0.15
11:46AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.08
5:58AM
0.05
6:03PM
0.08
5:44AM
0.05
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------5:59-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
31--11121111-2322----11-
Temp. °C282828282728272727272727272727272727272727272627
Feels °C (?)282728292829282929292930303030303131313131313031
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