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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 -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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faaroa today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
4203 | 3731 | 3393 | 3351 | 3079 | 2766 | 2523 | 2295 | 2237 | 1850 | 1622 | 1600 | 1455 | 1301 | 1099 | 969 | 904 | 788 | 754 | 634 | 615 | 606 | 995 | 980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:05PM0.20m | 00:39AM0.17m | 12:29PM0.20m | 1:01AM0.16m | 12:55PM0.19m | 1:22AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.01m | 6:27AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.02m | 6:50AM0.04m | 7:28PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 4203 | 3731 | 3393 | 3351 | 3079 | 2766 | 2523 | 2295 | 2237 | 1850 | 1622 | 1600 | 1455 | 1301 | 1099 | 969 | 904 | 788 | 754 | 634 | 615 | 606 | 995 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 103 | 36 | 50 | 51 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ENE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 21 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 138 | 200 | 170 | 151 | 130 | 112 | 97 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 225 | 237 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 191 | 0 | 0 |
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