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Alao surfForecast / Tutuila / American Samoa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SST
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Alao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alao sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alao today?

The current surf forecast for Alao at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.8
ENE
0.5
NW
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)14555579448888899814141481478
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)01291212142778685051515173735881817977975673
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.95
9:31AM
1.08
10:15PM
0.91
10:37AM
1.04
11:25PM
0.88
11:47AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
0.13
3:59PM
0.07
4:11AM
0.17
5:07PM
0.11
5:21AM
0.20
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset6:13-------6:12-------6:12-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----2-112--12---1-21---1
Temp. °C292929292828282828292928282829282929292929282929
Feels °C (?)323232323030303131323231303029292930303131293131
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