Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5AM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)8ft (2.4m)18s
Afternoon (21 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)18s
Evening (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4062
4399
3610
3164
3129
3093
3093
2643
2136
1734
2110
4134
3751
3547
3691
3564
3016
2872
2503
2271
1803
1613
1531
1323
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48AM0.18m
3:13PM0.15m
2:41AM0.17m
2:40PM0.13m
2:13AM0.15m
12:53PM0.12m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.08m
9:02PM0.11m
9:49AM0.10m
7:09PM0.10m
7:47AM0.11m
6:09PM0.08m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<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
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
26
27
28
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