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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faaroa today?
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | |
56 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 106 | 100 | 95 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 84 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.13m | 1:45PM0.17m | 00:14AM0.13m | 1:08PM0.14m | 10:24PM0.15m | 11:14AM0.14m | 10:22PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.06m | 7:28PM0.11m | 6:03AM0.07m | 5:30PM0.12m | 5:18AM0.07m | 4:36PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 56 | 50 | 64 | 62 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 84 | 67 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | N 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 100 | 95 | 73 | 70 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 17 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 76 | 49 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 106 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 64 | 46 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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