Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 18 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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 (?)
1.6
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101099888888888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)564625612587505560490450428403383393354352256256268262256223228234202212
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.22
11:25PM
0.21
11:53AM
0.21
11:44PM
0.21
12:13PM
0.20
12:03AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
0.03
5:34PM
0.05
5:43AM
0.01
5:48PM
0.04
6:05AM
0.01
6:04PM
0.04
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise-5:22-------5:22-------5:22------
Sunset----6:17-------6:19-------6:19---
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Rain (mm)
111-11111122221357696221
Temp. °C252525262625252525252525252525252524222223232323
Feels °C (?)242323242422232322222222222222232222202020212121
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