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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 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
28.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
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
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161615141413131313131212121212121211711111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339635612610742594440499427421335309255226222180177174140132105105105103
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.16
11:51PM
0.17
12:32PM
0.17
12:12AM
0.19
12:46PM
0.18
12:33AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.03
6:21PM
0.07
6:27AM
0.02
6:27PM
0.05
6:41AM
0.01
6:37PM
0.04
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
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Sunset----6:45-------6:45-------6:45---
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Rain (mm)
1121135651--124587311321
Temp. °C272727272727272625262627272727262525262727262626
Feels °C (?)272727282728282725252426262627262627272727262424
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