Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.5
S
9
1.6
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
1172
1286
1154
1063
812
1721
1206
1223
1122
1058
892
878
769
781
606
560
476
469
Wind (km/h)
25
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:20AM0.25m
12:44PM0.25m
00:34AM0.25m
1:00PM0.23m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.03m
6:36AM-0.01m
6:43PM0.03m
6:55AM-0.01m
6:51PM0.04m
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Temp °C
26
24
24
24
24
24
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24
Feels °C
26
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21
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