Fausse Passe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.57° S 166.47° E

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fausse Passe sea temperature is

22.7° C

Fausse Passe 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 Fausse Passe today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fausse Passe at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	404	563	1055	933	530	742	796	740	346	346	281	260	209	171	179	172	240	475	734	924	1134	1175	1003	978
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				8:50AM1.05m				9:53PM1.41m				9:39AM1.06m				10:32PM1.38m				10:27AM1.05m
Low Tide		3:28AM0.36m				3:07PM-0.03m				4:11AM0.33m				3:51PM0.02m				4:53AM0.30m				4:34PM0.11m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	2	7	7	6
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	18	20	19	18	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	137	563	1055	933	277	313	268	740	185	181	181	229	250	317	234	250	293	288	311	270	1134	1175	1003	978
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	404	101	126	103	530	742	796	216	346	346	281	260	209	171	179	172	187	173	734	924	276	283	249	270
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 9	SW 11	—	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SW 10	SW 10	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16
kJ	117	115	115	40	117	—	30	22	229	237	184	153	162	160	94	97	240	475	170	117	366	413	459	437
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 7	E 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 9	E 9	NE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	159	489	14	21	22	32	21	26	12	7	32	25	21	14	14	627	567	26	580	505	386
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	80	0	11	8	32	32	32	32	32	32	8	8	8	32	11	11	32	8	0	32	11	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Tenia New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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