Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)814141313131312121212111111111010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45140123120178215206190325319309215204166143141104125122137128839275
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.24
1:18AM
0.18
1:17PM
0.22
1:29AM
0.15
1:37PM
0.20
1:21AM
0.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.04
7:26PM
0.01
6:55AM
0.04
7:49PM
0.04
6:58AM
0.05
8:03PM
0.07
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:15------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C272727272727272727262727272727272626262626262626
Feels °C (?)292928282827272727262727272727272626262626262726
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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