Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.7°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
1004
885
1610
1178
1161
1058
908
880
838
734
679
515
426
786
769
1002
712
1631
1108
985
814
640
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02AM0.18m
10:27PM0.16m
10:18AM0.20m
10:27PM0.18m
10:39AM0.22m
10:41PM0.20m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.08m
4:13AM0.08m
4:53PM0.07m
4:30AM0.06m
5:03PM0.06m
4:52AM0.04m
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
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