Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 -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
28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)14131313131212121211111110101010109998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22531877146713161157916918797660604698705659640640577566519430288275349341306
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.20
11:10AM
0.22
11:06PM
0.21
11:32AM
0.22
11:25PM
0.21
11:53AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.06
5:03AM
0.04
5:22PM
0.06
5:23AM
0.03
5:34PM
0.05
5:43AM
0.01
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset6:16-------6:17-------6:17-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
22-------11-111111111111
Temp. °C262626262626262626252525252525252625252525252525
Feels °C (?)232322232223232424222223232222222321222222222222
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