Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 13 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (13 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151517171716161616161615141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272199689950124412711411155716651842181816801439141913441139958943929915901764752638
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.17
11:39PM
0.17
12:05PM
0.18
11:41PM
0.20
12:02PM
0.19
11:50PM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
0.06
6:06AM
0.02
6:00PM
0.05
6:07AM
0.02
5:54PM
0.04
6:11AM
0.02
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--------1--------
Temp. °C272727272727272727272727272727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)293029292929292929292929282828282828282727282827
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