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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faaroa today?
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 173 | 197 | 175 | 175 | 147 | 136 | 136 | 101 | 98 | 83 | 128 | 159 | 280 | 276 | 265 | 184 | 178 | 131 | 125 | 117 | 114 | 110 | 110 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 0.14 | 9:49AM 0.15 | 11:20PM 0.13 | 10:00AM 0.17 | 10:15PM 0.14 | 10:16AM 0.19 | 10:07PM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:01AM 0.13 | 6:00PM 0.10 | 4:00AM 0.13 | 5:22PM 0.11 | 3:38AM 0.11 | 4:59PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
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