Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.7°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). 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 (03 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
21
2
SSW
21
2.1
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1752
1578
1578
1496
1475
1526
1482
1306
1327
1410
3445
3279
3178
2821
2574
2500
2442
2189
2161
1943
2080
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:47PM0.13m
1:07AM0.17m
11:25AM0.14m
00:09AM0.16m
10:49AM0.17m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.05m
6:28AM0.10m
5:45PM0.05m
5:27AM0.10m
5:27PM0.05m
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5:43
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
19
18
19
20
21
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
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