Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (31 May)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (31 May)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5711
5516
5068
4593
4203
3731
3393
3118
3079
2766
2523
2295
2158
1850
1622
1600
1393
1374
1355
1154
904
788
754
634
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:15AM0.18m
12:05PM0.20m
00:39AM0.17m
12:29PM0.20m
1:01AM0.16m
12:55PM0.19m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.02m
6:05AM0.05m
6:33PM0.01m
6:27AM0.05m
7:00PM0.02m
6:50AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:38
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
28
28
26
26
24
21
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
5711
5516
5068
4593
4203
3731
3393
3118
3079
2766
2523
2295
2158
1850
1622
1600
1393
1374
1355
1154
904
788
754
634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
16
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.5
N
14
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
191
106
106
106
104
104
103
37
50
65
33
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
25
23
24
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
64
20
91
91
14
21
76
46
46
46
20
29
28
28
28
27
16
26
25
25
18
10
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
Energy kJ
40
84
182
255
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
7
0
0
0
0
0
2459
191
2459
2459
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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