Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
617
663
771
717
683
832
1005
1412
1630
1576
1626
1559
1509
1133
1027
1321
1201
1151
1297
937
808
718
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
0
SW
0
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05AM0.20m
2:11PM0.16m
2:00AM0.18m
1:46PM0.14m
1:43AM0.16m
12:59PM0.13m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.06m
7:51PM0.07m
8:23AM0.08m
7:00PM0.07m
7:25AM0.08m
6:23PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
23
22
23
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
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