Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (06 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.2
S
20
1.7
S
19
2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2.2
S
18
3
S
17
2.5
SSW
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
2.4
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1949
2104
2162
1902
1690
1667
1496
1280
1139
1172
2162
2895
2827
2994
4971
3208
5321
4065
3453
3221
2825
3408
2281
1206
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:24PM0.17m
10:51AM0.21m
11:11PM0.18m
11:05AM0.23m
11:15PM0.21m
11:23AM0.25m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.08m
5:24PM0.04m
5:02AM0.05m
5:32PM0.03m
5:15AM0.03m
5:43PM0.03m
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5:41
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1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
21
21
19
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
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