Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121813421311115111481129115112691256125612561299177917541614156715431497149713591349134911811154
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.15
11:18PM
0.15
11:46AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
0.05
6:03PM
0.08
5:44AM
0.05
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:59---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11122---3111----11--1452
Temp. °C272727272728272727272727272727272627272727272727
Feels °C (?)292928282931303030303031313131312930313131313029
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