Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
17
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1543
1951
2265
2543
2525
2612
2167
1984
1929
2062
1864
1785
1627
1603
1387
1308
1288
1044
943
723
630
604
387
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM0.25m
1:38AM0.20m
2:01PM0.24m
2:00AM0.21m
2:30PM0.23m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.02m
7:56PM0.03m
7:43AM0.02m
8:20PM0.05m
8:13AM0.03m
8:42PM0.06m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
19
19
18
18
19
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
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