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Faganeanea surfForecast / Tutuila / American Samoa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 SSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faganeanea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faganeanea sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faganeanea today?
The current surf forecast for Faganeanea at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s 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 Faganeanea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 85 | 108 | 110 | 141 | 136 | 133 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 78 | 235 | 260 | 366 |
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 | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41AM 0.82 | 4:54PM 0.95 | 5:21AM 0.82 | 5:32PM 0.96 | 6:01AM 0.82 | 6:11PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:42PM 0.22 | 10:37AM 0.25 | 11:20PM 0.20 | 11:14AM 0.24 | 11:58PM 0.18 | 11:52AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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