Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
516
544
537
503
623
614
561
691
701
711
711
682
752
752
763
782
763
763
774
682
682
785
702
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM0.22m
10:48AM0.19m
11:22PM0.22m
11:04AM0.21m
11:44PM0.21m
11:26AM0.22m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.08m
4:59PM0.04m
5:22AM0.07m
5:27PM0.02m
5:37AM0.06m
5:58PM0.01m
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:40
5:40
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
26
26
27
28
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
231
211
544
537
389
318
318
280
691
701
711
711
682
752
752
763
763
763
763
774
682
682
785
702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SE
12
1
SE
12
Energy kJ
387
516
161
123
503
623
614
561
157
127
177
119
91
128
66
480
782
590
54
404
644
644
256
295
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
29
31
31
31
31
30
29
28
78
60
18
404
467
180
44
48
49
49
36
205
199
269
399
390
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Energy kJ
347
422
414
339
320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2076
2076
1014
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
22
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
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