Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is

26.4°C

Faaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faaroa today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	S 14	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	482	886	957	843	843	822	791	711	840	1225	911	1042	838	1095	1610	1449	1280	950	908	894	745	648	596	687	877	891
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:31AM0.15m			10:13AM0.15m					11:17PM0.14m			10:02AM0.18m				10:27PM0.16m				10:18AM0.20m				10:27PM0.18m
Low Tide			5:45AM0.12m				5:19PM0.08m			4:21AM0.11m				4:54PM0.08m				4:13AM0.08m				4:53PM0.07m				4:30AM0.06m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	6:12
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Feels °C	27	27	27	26	26	24	23	23	22	23	23	23	21	22	20	21	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	176	886	957	843	843	822	791	711	840	1225	383	1042	838	1095	1610	1449	1280	950	908	894	745	648	596	687	877	891
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 15	NNW 22	NNW 22	NNW 21	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	S 16	S 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 7
kJ	482	144	109	109	107	107	36	35	33	19	911	46	47	88	152	221	155	155	190	286	286	231	548	512	402	174
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 8	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 16	E 8	SW 12
kJ	399	37	37	37	37	36	14	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	24	186	184	240	61	223
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	157	154	175	177	147	600	660	583	355	355	363	392	344	353	293	277	295	241	168	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	12	12	12	37	179	216	2459	3272	3325	3325	37	3325	4022	3325	3781	3246	3151	3151	3151	3246	3840	3754	3335	3325	37	13
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4																							4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2					1														3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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