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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 16 Feb 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
28.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111011131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14014014014014014014314014013595130127167273252235232228228224224228224
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
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		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.23
12:43PM
0.21
12:42AM
0.25
12:51PM
0.22
12:59AM
0.26
1:01PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
0.00
6:36PM
0.02
6:59AM
0.01
6:49PM
0.01
7:14AM
0.01
7:05PM
0.00
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:00-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11----1------111---1-1-
Temp. °C272726262727272727272627272727272727272727272827
Feels °C (?)303028272828293029302829282829282727272828283028
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