Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817161616151515141414161416161515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10501015913859733715644530405400325367506239173430387372325253236236250264
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.19
1:29AM
0.14
1:28PM
0.17
12:50AM
0.13
12:59PM
0.16
11:58PM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.06
6:48AM
0.05
7:07PM
0.07
6:23AM
0.04
6:34PM
0.07
6:11AM
0.03
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2----1-----11-----------
Temp. °C272728272727272727282827272727272827282827272727
Feels °C (?)252528272727272727282928272828283029303028292928
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