Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.79° S 151.38° W

Faaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faaroa sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (01 Oct)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
316
312
307
508
897
1618
2349
2790
2994
2784
2931
2895
2823
3302
2427
2868
2581
2512
1752
1728
1578
1496
1475
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06AM0.23m
1:23PM0.17m
1:19AM0.21m
1:20PM0.15m
1:24AM0.19m
12:47PM0.13m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.02m
6:54PM0.05m
7:38AM0.05m
6:41PM0.05m
7:24AM0.08m
6:16PM0.05m
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
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23
24
24
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Feels °C
20
19
19
19
18
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19
19
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19
18
18
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18
20
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21
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20
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