Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
27.0°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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1739
1544
1423
1254
1234
1194
1062
1027
909
747
628
543
517
442
361
290
277
228
184
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:11AM0.17m
12:25PM0.13m
00:38AM0.16m
11:30AM0.15m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.05m
6:46AM0.07m
6:02PM0.04m
6:08AM0.07m
5:49PM0.04m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
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