Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.1
S
18
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
1442
1261
1261
1189
1281
795
718
532
1154
2394
1748
742
1791
1176
2080
2578
2836
2187
2339
2429
3137
2678
3094
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:43AM0.16m
12:59PM0.13m
1:09AM0.16m
11:51AM0.14m
00:28AM0.16m
11:35AM0.16m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.08m
6:23PM0.06m
6:36AM0.08m
6:10PM0.04m
6:16AM0.07m
6:09PM0.02m
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6:20
6:18
6:18
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5:57
5:57
5:57
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Temp °C
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
22
21
23
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
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