Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 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 S swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). 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 6mm), 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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
S
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
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
1474
1339
1633
2005
2070
2157
2119
1895
1773
1704
1748
1773
1659
1728
1696
1718
1460
1111
1002
886
767
624
482
468
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
11:52PM0.24m
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
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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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
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1
1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
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