Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.3°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
18
1.6
S
19
1.8
S
19
2.1
S
18
2.1
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
752
752
784
763
763
754
573
557
472
485
511
835
900
2208
1800
2276
2702
2580
2510
2294
2237
1565
1241
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:42PM0.24m
12:02PM0.26m
11:59PM0.25m
12:21PM0.25m
00:16AM0.25m
12:38PM0.23m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.00m
6:08PM0.03m
6:12AM-0.01m
6:21PM0.03m
6:32AM-0.01m
6:33PM0.03m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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5:39
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5:39
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6:04
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6:04
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 mm
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
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