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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 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
28.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)--
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SE
0.6
N
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010152141010101010101515712121211141111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4747292947010413231181818545490365449634746
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.23
2:09PM
0.19
2:38AM
0.22
2:28PM
0.19
3:01AM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.02
8:30AM
0.05
8:20PM
0.03
8:51AM
0.07
8:47PM
0.05
9:08AM
0.09
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset6:43-------6:44-------6:44-------
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Rain (mm)
1312-1122--1451-1-----12
Temp. °C272727262727272727272727262727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)292930293029292930282829282828292929293029292828
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