Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.8°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
1618
2349
2790
2994
2784
2931
3738
3697
2459
2237
2122
1825
1776
1752
1728
1667
1748
1621
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:19AM0.21m
1:20PM0.15m
1:24AM0.19m
12:47PM0.13m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.05m
7:38AM0.05m
6:41PM0.05m
7:24AM0.08m
6:16PM0.05m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
20
19
19
20
19
19
18
20
19
20
19
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