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Fagaalu surfForecast / Tutuila / American Samoa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 SSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fagaalu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fagaalu sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fagaalu today?
The current surf forecast for Fagaalu at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fagaalu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 110 | 141 | 136 | 133 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 81 | 78 | 101 | 57 | 155 | 108 | 260 | 366 | 421 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:58AM 0.67 | 5:12PM 0.80 | 5:36AM 0.66 | 5:48PM 0.81 | 6:15AM 0.65 | 6:25PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:49AM 0.11 | 11:35PM 0.10 | 11:25AM 0.10 | 12:12AM 0.08 | 12:01PM 0.09 | 12:50AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
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