Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
3
S
16
2.3
S
18
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1225
1797
2329
1560
1295
1176
1982
1923
1948
2187
3169
2609
4242
3213
4583
4629
4357
2842
2882
2455
1814
891
653
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:51AM0.14m
00:28AM0.16m
11:35AM0.16m
00:10AM0.17m
11:42AM0.18m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.08m
6:10PM0.04m
6:16AM0.07m
6:09PM0.02m
6:08AM0.05m
6:12PM0.01m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
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