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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faaroa today?
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | |
995 | 833 | 694 | 608 | 629 | 530 | 554 | 461 | 439 | 353 | 411 | 614 | 902 | 918 | 1175 | 969 | 828 | 669 | 737 | 617 | 535 | 952 | 1798 | 3021 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:02PM0.15m | 9:09AM0.13m | 9:18PM0.17m | 9:37AM0.15m | 9:58PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.10m | 4:42AM0.11m | 2:23PM0.11m | 4:25AM0.10m | 3:45PM0.09m | 4:38AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
 kJ | 995 | 833 | 694 | 608 | 629 | 530 | 554 | 461 | 439 | 353 | 411 | 614 | 902 | 918 | 1175 | 969 | 828 | 669 | 737 | 617 | 535 | 545 | 1798 | 3021 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 98 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 162 | 134 | 341 | 337 | 520 | 551 | 529 | 462 | 253 | 253 | 952 | 469 | 375 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 14 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NNE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NE 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NNE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 134 | 127 | 120 | 117 | 65 | 55 | 333 | 137 | 54 | 147 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 98 | 54 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 68 | 70 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 178 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2076 | 37 | 2090 | 2090 |
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