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Faganeanea surfForecast / Tutuila / American Samoa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 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
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faganeanea today?
The current surf forecast for Faganeanea at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faganeanea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 99 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 79 | 61 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 57 | 30 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20PM 0.90 | 12:37AM 0.92 | 1:18PM 0.90 | 1:35AM 0.88 | 2:10PM 0.91 | 2:28AM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24PM 0.26 | 6:58AM 0.20 | 7:28PM 0.27 | 7:51AM 0.23 | 8:26PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
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