Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for faaroa in French Polynesia, Raiatea Tahaa. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | |
| Wave height (m) | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Wave direction | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SSE | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSW | SSW | ESE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wave period (s) | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 11 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 137 | 133 | 113 | 102 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 69 | 119 | 172 | 241 | 588 | 769 | 920 | 559 | 646 | 685 | 1308 | 1374 | 1389 | 1371 | 1277 | 1187 | 1093 | 630 | 809 | 848 | 571 | 653 | 729 | 657 | 700 | 723 | 536 | 573 | 462 | 524 | 564 | 666 | 605 | 403 | 398 | 365 | 359 | 358 | 310 | 290 | 307 | 292 | 273 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 18.4 | 28.9 | 25.5 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 20 | 16.3 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 13.8 | 24.5 | 29.3 | 33.2 | 32.6 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 36.5 | 38.3 | 36.6 | 35.7 | 32.4 | 33.7 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 34.9 | 36 | 32.9 | 26.1 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 31.3 | 31.1 | 27.7 |
| Wind direction | NEOnshore | NEOnshore | NECross-on | NEOnshore | ENEOnshore | ENEOnshore | ENEOnshore | ENEOnshore | ENEOnshore | NNECross-on | NECross-on | NECross-on | NNECross-on | NNWCross | NNWCross | WNWCross-off | WSWGlassy | NGlassy | NEGlassy | ENEGlassy | NWGlassy | SGlassy | SECross-on | EGlassy | EGlassy | EGlassy | SSECross | SCross-off | SCross-off | SSEGlassy | ESECross-on | SECross-on | SECross-on | SECross-on | SECross-on | SEBlown out | SEBlown out | SEBlown out | SEBlown out | SSEBlown out | SSEBlown out | SSECross | SECross-on | SSECross-on | SSECross | SECross-on | SEBlown out | SECross-on | SEBlown out | SSECross-on | SECross-on | SECross-on | SECross-on | ESECross-on | ESECross-on | ESECross-on |