Faaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
3
2
1
1
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
595
617
663
771
717
683
832
1005
1412
1630
1576
1626
1559
1387
1133
1027
966
1201
1132
1208
1016
808
795
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
NW
0
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05AM0.20m
2:11PM0.16m
2:00AM0.18m
1:46PM0.14m
1:43AM0.16m
12:59PM0.13m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.06m
7:51PM0.07m
8:23AM0.08m
7:00PM0.07m
7:25AM0.08m
6:23PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
27
23
23
23
22
21
22
21
23
22
20
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