Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
2.1
SSE
13
2.3
S
13
1.4
S
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1142
1420
1778
563
1247
464
870
693
575
487
418
363
625
677
778
917
948
898
886
752
731
589
651
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39AM0.22m
10:41PM0.20m
11:00AM0.23m
10:58PM0.22m
11:22AM0.23m
11:18PM0.23m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.06m
4:52AM0.04m
5:16PM0.05m
5:14AM0.03m
5:31PM0.05m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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3
3
2
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
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