Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111010101010111191010111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3042942802431931932341491411081048885861215510610882123114141138138
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.17
11:40PM
0.19
12:14PM
0.18
11:52PM
0.22
12:14PM
0.20
12:09AM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.07
6:13AM
0.02
5:59PM
0.05
6:22AM
0.01
6:08PM
0.03
6:35AM
0.01
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:30-----
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----1----1---121--12---
Temp. °C282828282827282828282828282827272727282827282828
Feels °C (?)292930292927282929292928282928282828303028292928
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