Surf Forecasts:
Faaone surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, E swell with 358 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Faaone this week:
The surf forecast for Faaone over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Faaone in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faaone over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 106 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 108 | 86 | 88 | 68 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 97 | 128 | 229 | 199 | 173 | 208 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:35PM0.22m | 2:48AM0.22m | 2:54PM0.18m | 1:10AM0.20m | 10:52AM0.18m | 11:34PM0.22m | 10:44AM0.21m | 11:24PM0.24m | 11:02AM0.24m | 11:33PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:47PM0.28m | 11:42AM0.30m | 00:04AM0.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.11m | 9:16PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.15m | 6:27PM0.17m | 6:33AM0.17m | 4:58PM0.13m | 5:25AM0.14m | 5:09PM0.09m | 5:27AM0.11m | 5:26PM0.06m | 5:38AM0.08m | 5:44PM0.03m | 5:52AM0.06m | 6:02PM0.02m | |||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 106 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 108 | 86 | 88 | 68 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | W 11 | S 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 7 | WNW 12 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | W 9 | NW 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 97 | 128 | 229 | 199 | 173 | 208 | 346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3493 | 2637 | 3543 | 3543 | 3848 | 3543 | 3543 | 254 | 213 | 2753 |
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