Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.3°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
1
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)
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
S
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
S
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1249
1633
2005
2070
2119
1974
1858
1895
1748
1748
1773
1822
1728
1696
1551
1358
988
1002
886
767
624
482
468
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:23PM0.22m
00:12AM0.24m
12:42PM0.20m
00:35AM0.24m
1:00PM0.18m
Low Tide
6:17AM-0.01m
6:14PM0.04m
6:42AM-0.00m
6:26PM0.04m
7:06AM0.01m
6:37PM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
thunderstorm
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5:30
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5:28
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5:28
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6:07
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6:08
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1
1
2
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1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
25
25
25
26
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
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