Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 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 6PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (14 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
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
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
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
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
503
623
614
561
691
701
711
711
774
742
752
763
782
672
774
682
672
682
785
663
778
586
1273
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM0.19m
11:22PM0.22m
11:04AM0.21m
11:44PM0.21m
11:26AM0.22m
00:08AM0.20m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.04m
5:22AM0.07m
5:27PM0.02m
5:37AM0.06m
5:58PM0.01m
5:55AM0.06m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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>
5:42
5:40
5:40
5:40
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
30
30
31
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
28
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
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
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
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
1.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
293
346
339
318
280
691
701
711
711
774
742
752
763
763
672
774
682
672
682
785
663
778
586
1273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.6
SE
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
Energy kJ
530
503
623
614
561
74
55
207
143
113
84
66
480
782
590
109
404
644
644
295
256
268
295
291
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
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
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
113
31
30
29
28
27
18
18
404
467
44
32
48
48
34
251
205
199
196
399
390
256
412
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
332
189
157
215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
184
12
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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