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Faaroa surfForecast / Raiatea / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 -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
28.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.8
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.4
SSE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.2
SE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)888888888888898999888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)365403428540553540486448299313459268290465300513301516490459403427574281
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.21
11:44PM
0.21
12:13PM
0.20
12:03AM
0.21
12:33PM
0.18
12:23AM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.04
6:05AM
0.01
6:04PM
0.04
6:27AM
0.01
6:21PM
0.04
6:51AM
0.01
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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Sunset--6:19-------6:19-------6:20-----
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Rain (mm)
1221121224938347323334--
Temp. °C252525252524252525252323232323232324242425242525
Feels °C (?)232323232322232323232222212221212122232426262727
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