Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1603
1579
1387
1420
1288
1163
1060
723
630
773
686
710
1027
1850
1944
1903
1735
1336
1538
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
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
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM0.21m
2:30PM0.23m
2:22AM0.20m
2:55PM0.21m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.05m
8:13AM0.03m
8:42PM0.06m
8:41AM0.04m
9:00PM0.08m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
20
21
20
20
18
18
17
18
18
20
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
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