Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101012121111111111131212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)418351345286281275260255341279242191210214210273303298288268259254254249
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----5:57-------5:55-------5:55---
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-34--2---1-21---1-------
Temp. °C272727282727272727272727272727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)313130302930293030292828282828292928282828282828
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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