Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2887
2777
2792
2754
2680
2426
2191
1894
1813
1556
1405
1283
2088
2065
1951
1294
1274
1120
1423
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28AM0.20m
1:29PM0.15m
1:25AM0.18m
1:08PM0.14m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.05m
7:52AM0.04m
7:05PM0.05m
7:34AM0.06m
6:29PM0.05m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
22
22
23
22
19
20
19
19
19
20
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