Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
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)
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
622
613
492
602
595
595
617
663
771
717
683
832
1005
1412
1630
1576
1626
1438
1273
1133
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
E
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM0.19m
2:05AM0.20m
2:11PM0.16m
2:00AM0.18m
1:46PM0.14m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.04m
8:09PM0.07m
8:35AM0.06m
7:51PM0.07m
8:23AM0.08m
7:00PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
28
27
26
22
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