Fausse Passe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.57° S 166.47° E

Issued: 10 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fausse Passe sea temperature is

22.1°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fausse Passe at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Evening (22 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 22						Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	!	!	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	!	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	5146	4117	3577	2899	2416	1826	1475	1367	1155	1018	653	759	708	751	848	1150	1445	2988	3393	4484	4966	2682
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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
High Tide					5:45PM1.05m				5:28AM0.85m				6:22PM1.13m				6:17AM0.93m				6:54PM1.20m
Low Tide		10:36AM0.35m					00:06AM0.51m				11:33AM0.30m				00:41AM0.42m				12:18PM0.25m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	13	14	14	14	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	5146	4117	3577	2899	2416	1826	1475	1367	1155	1018	653	759	581	751	848	1150	1445	2988	3393	4484	4966	2682
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 7	SSW 7	SE 13	—	—
kJ	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	143	190	360	486	708	313	263	432	723	35	26	7	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SW 22	SSW 21	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	18	43	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	—	30	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	SE 5	SE 5	E 4	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	14	16	—	—	31	28	4	—	40	103	178	203	200	172	112	682	976
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	80	1235	1235	1234	1233	150	147	80	80	110	1438	1235	1235	149	80	147	150	1416	1416	1416	1416	1416
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts					La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)	Green Island Left (Île Verte)	Ouano Lefts	St Vincent Left	Ouano Lefts				La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)	St Vincent Left	Green Island Left (Île Verte)	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
Rating (10 max)	5					3	4	4	4	3				2	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia					La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia				La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	5					3	4	4	4	3				2	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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