Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 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 (1.9m), 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
24
1.3
SSW
24
1.6
SSW
23
1.9
SSW
22
1.9
SSW
21
2
SSW
21
2.1
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
1173
1060
723
633
773
686
792
1256
1989
2269
1967
1765
1699
1569
1744
1966
2475
3385
3322
3436
3508
3690
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:30PM0.23m
2:22AM0.20m
2:55PM0.21m
2:39AM0.20m
3:12PM0.18m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.03m
8:42PM0.06m
8:41AM0.04m
9:00PM0.08m
9:08AM0.06m
9:11PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
23
22
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
Feels °C
20
17
18
17
18
18
19
17
18
18
19
19
18
19
17
18
18
18
19
20
19
20
20
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