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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faaroa today?
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | |
838 | 721 | 615 | 519 | 542 | 668 | 994 | 1105 | 460 | 820 | 723 | 651 | 348 | 435 | 547 | 812 | 605 | 614 | 367 | 565 | 408 | 426 | 404 | 426 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:17PM0.14m | 10:14PM0.14m | 11:11AM0.14m | 10:11PM0.17m | 10:38AM0.15m | 10:25PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.11m | 5:28AM0.08m | 4:50PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.08m | 4:18PM0.10m | 5:04AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 838 | 721 | 356 | 452 | 427 | 352 | 207 | 210 | 460 | 178 | 136 | 136 | 194 | 151 | 82 | 67 | 216 | 172 | 296 | 304 | 408 | 408 | 404 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 231 | 615 | 519 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 78 | 217 | 107 | 100 | 140 | 107 | 75 | 77 | 53 | 68 | 71 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 12 | S 16 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | S 15 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | S 12 | NNE 9 | SW 14 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 69 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 96 | 82 | 21 | 16 | 48 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 41 | 51 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 95 | 542 | 668 | 994 | 1105 | 351 | 820 | 723 | 651 | 348 | 435 | 547 | 812 | 605 | 614 | 367 | 565 | 311 | 426 | 356 | 426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2076 | 2076 | 2098 | 2098 | 37 | 2076 | 2101 | 2076 | 2405 | 2076 | 37 | 2268 | 2076 | 2076 | 2405 | 2459 | 2268 | 2076 | 2076 |
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