Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 12 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
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414131312111111111111111011111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4684554494374314254194073183362251782533053503383323823193113794488041040
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.13
11:49PM
0.13
9:44AM
0.16
10:15PM
0.15
10:04AM
0.19
10:16PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.09
4:09AM
0.11
4:47PM
0.08
4:06AM
0.09
4:47PM
0.07
4:23AM
0.07
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22
Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:15-----
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thunderstorm
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
132--1362221---143243211
Temp. °C262626262626252423232525242425252525242324252525
Feels °C (?)282928282928272624252828252527272727252425262523
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