Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
265
218
214
210
281
319
486
799
877
494
478
515
622
821
746
723
878
936
889
964
573
396
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM0.20m
00:50AM0.19m
12:46PM0.22m
1:03AM0.20m
1:06PM0.23m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.04m
6:50PM0.01m
6:42AM0.03m
7:07PM0.01m
6:58AM0.02m
7:24PM0.02m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
28
26
27
26
23
21
21
20
20
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