Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
957
931
831
683
663
659
584
569
464
456
384
341
327
395
444
613
485
602
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM0.23m
2:11PM0.21m
2:00AM0.22m
2:18PM0.19m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.05m
8:07AM0.02m
8:08PM0.06m
8:25AM0.04m
8:09PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
24
24
25
24
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
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