Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
986
1120
1207
1179
1244
1335
1479
1614
1693
1832
1809
1809
1877
2323
2378
2376
2450
2751
2887
2777
2598
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:21PM0.23m
1:14AM0.24m
1:32PM0.21m
1:24AM0.22m
1:35PM0.18m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.03m
7:33AM0.01m
7:23PM0.04m
7:47AM0.03m
7:22PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
30
28
29
28
29
28
29
29
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
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