Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Faaroa today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
S
11
1.6
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1576
1626
1559
1509
1133
1599
1321
1201
1151
1189
1281
795
718
987
1154
2449
2197
2085
1922
1176
1728
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:46PM0.14m
1:43AM0.16m
12:59PM0.13m
1:09AM0.16m
11:51AM0.14m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.08m
7:00PM0.07m
7:25AM0.08m
6:23PM0.06m
6:36AM0.08m
6:10PM0.04m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
29
28
27
23
23
23
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
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