Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
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 (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.4
SW
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1010886206666788778816151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7872809848976992130115159160160156131133135125161165155146144132
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
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
crosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.24
1:48AM
0.25
1:38PM
0.24
2:02AM
0.22
1:50PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.03
7:41PM
0.00
7:50AM
0.04
7:58PM
0.01
7:54AM
0.05
8:14PM
0.03
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:35-------6:35-------6:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------3-221111-1------
Temp. °C272727282827282725272828282828272827272828282727
Feels °C (?)282727282826282723262828282728272826262828282728
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