Alao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 14.27° S 170.59° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Alao sea temperature is

27.6°C

Alao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (SST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (20 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (20 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).
	Sunday 20							Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	68	68	67	53	54	52	51	51	49	60	80	112	148	148	123	112	112	164	145	119
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	E	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	2:27AM0.84m				3:02PM0.76m				3:11AM0.87m				3:42PM0.81m				3:51AM0.92m					4:18PM0.86m
Low Tide			8:56AM0.27m				8:55PM0.31m				9:35AM0.24m				9:37PM0.27m					10:11AM0.20m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	26	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	27	26	26	26
Feels °C	29	29	29	31	30	31	29	27	27	27	28	27	28	26	26	24	23	24	24	26	25	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	528	534	588	647	637	618	555	423	373	314	107	209	202	280	335	339	628	822	870	546	539	660	792
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 6	SW 12	S 6	SW 17	SW 11	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 14	SSW 13	S 6	SSW 13	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	161	205	56	68	68	67	53	54	52	76	224	47	418	142	50	40	26	132	181	50	294	385	375
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SW 15	SSE 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	S 6	S 6	SW 11	SW 10	S 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	S 18	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	58	58	121	121	119	146	143	178	94	183	280	346	50	54	134	85	101	41	41	225	160	53	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	43	51	51	49	60	80	112	148	148	123	112	112	164	145	119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Poloa Tutuila	Bowling left Vava'u	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Sliding Rock Tutuila	Bowling left Vava'u	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Bowling left Vava'u	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Bowling left Vava'u	Bowling left Vava'u
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	30	625	907	2	623	2	2	26	625	906	907	625	906	906	625	625
Best forecast wave conditions in American-Samoa - Tutuila	Amanave Bay	Amanave Bay	Amanave Bay	Amanave Bay	Amanave Bay	Amanave Bay	Aunu'u Island	Poloa			Aunu'u Island		Aunu'u Island	Aunu'u Island	Amanave Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	1			3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in American Samoa	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Poloa Tutuila			Aunu'u Island Tutuila		Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	1			3		3	3	3
Header Global	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Quarantine Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	7

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