Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
S
18
3
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
2
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2133
2851
3169
2942
3574
3213
4583
3598
2511
2846
2882
2267
1796
1266
1077
917
1308
661
546
550
371
337
335
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:35AM0.16m
00:10AM0.17m
11:42AM0.18m
00:09AM0.18m
11:55AM0.21m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.07m
6:09PM0.02m
6:08AM0.05m
6:12PM0.01m
6:05AM0.04m
6:19PM0.01m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
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