Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)12131212121216151515151414777777722212120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)449471449367278268250237228284222215198196229243247295233238265516613874
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.24
1:48AM
0.21
1:39PM
0.22
1:51AM
0.18
1:42PM
0.20
1:45AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.03
7:50PM
0.01
7:43AM
0.04
8:02PM
0.02
7:40AM
0.05
8:05PM
0.04
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:23---
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1---------------21-11-1
Temp. °C282828282828282727282828282827282827282828282828
Feels °C (?)292827282929282626272727272725272725272727272727
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