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Faaroa 77.6

#2051 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇫 French Polynesia · Leeward Islands · near Papeete

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteAdvanced
Surf score77.6 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days17% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell81% period 11 s+
Typical size1.9 m 6.1 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Faaroa

The best time to surf Faaroa is March, April, November. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.7 m. The nearest airport is PPT (207 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (210 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%13%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%21%1.8 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%31%1.7 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%30%1.8 m29°Cboardies
May100%15%2.1 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%21%2.1 m28°Cboardies
Jul97%2%2.2 m27°Cboardies
Aug100%9%2.0 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%8%2.1 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%16%1.9 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%22%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%13%1.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 77.6

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
9.7
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.8
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
2.1

The detail

Faces 62° with 78% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 20% of days. Mean peak period 12.7 s. Days over 3 m: 4%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 1%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -16.787, -151.382 (OpenStreetMap).

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