Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4524 | 4357 | 3284 | 2974 | 2684 | 2394 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 | 1548 | 1360 | 1303 | 1090 | 943 | 823 | 799 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:44AM0.23m | 12:58PM0.26m | 00:54AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.26m | 1:06AM0.24m | 1:28PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.00m | 7:09PM0.02m | 7:05AM0.00m | 7:21PM0.03m | 7:22AM0.00m | 7:30PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4524 | 4357 | 3284 | 2974 | 2684 | 2394 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 | 1548 | 1360 | 1303 | 1090 | 943 | 823 | 799 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 15 | N 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | N 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 412 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 23 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | SW 22 | — | — | SW 22 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 614 | 711 | 703 | 637 | 618 | 547 | 485 | 439 | 448 | 614 | 669 | 671 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 539 | 488 | 432 | 386 | 386 | 343 | 273 | 266 | 298 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 2406 | 2268 | 2268 | 2405 | 2405 | 2268 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 1016 | 2405 | 2405 | 1014 | 1014 | 1010 | 1014 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faaroa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest