Fausse Passe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.57° S 166.47° E

Issued: 10 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fausse Passe sea temperature is

22.8° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fausse Passe at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 17						Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	277	260	251	171	179	172	240	475	681	935	1134	1175	1016	859	837	636	656	1219	1911	2020	2524	2276
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		9:39AM1.06m				10:32PM1.38m				10:27AM1.05m					11:09PM1.32m				11:17AM1.03m
Low Tide				3:51PM0.02m				4:53AM0.30m				4:34PM0.11m					5:33AM0.28m				5:17PM0.23m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	4	5	15	13	25	16	5	1	—
Temp °C	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Feels °C	19	21	20	19	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	18	18	18	20	19	16	17	16	13	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	197	202	251	171	250	324	366	397	413	308	294	1175	1016	859	837	227	656	1219	1911	2020	2524	2276
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 15	SE 16	SSW 14	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	277	260	102	160	179	172	134	475	681	935	1134	294	213	208	199	636	539	437	492	485	479	472
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SE 22	SE 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSW 22	SE 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 21	—
kJ	184	155	19	18	94	97	240	127	122	96	366	413	454	437	492	553	550	512	321	316	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 4	ESE 8	E 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 9	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	326	24	240	277	6	9	26	22	621	31	26	12	32	21	14	465	358	485	450	422	578	547
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	8	0	8	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	80	32	32	32	0	0	32	147	82	110	80	80
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Dumbea Left 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	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7

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