Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1923 | 1684 | 1431 | 1450 | 1361 | 1361 | 1393 | 1512 | 1867 | 3247 | 3197 | 3197 | 2981 | 2724 | 2244 | 1960 | 1945 | 1245 | 1274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.18m | 1:42PM0.12m | 1:45AM0.17m | 11:43AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.09m | 8:27AM0.09m | 6:46PM0.07m | 7:23AM0.10m | 6:16PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1923 | 1684 | 1431 | 1450 | 1361 | 1361 | 1393 | 1512 | 1867 | 3247 | 3197 | 3197 | 2981 | 2724 | 2244 | 1960 | 1945 | 1245 | 1117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 63 | 58 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 476 | 1274 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 22 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 46 | 67 | 86 | 106 | 110 | 156 | 29 | 22 | — | 124 | 82 | 117 | 103 | 80 | 271 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 216 | 215 | 3325 | 216 | 216 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 1015 | 1015 | 3325 | 1015 | 1015 | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raiatea | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faaroa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest