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Salailua surfForecast / Savaii / Samoa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 +13Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Salailua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salailua sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Salailua today?
The current surf forecast for Salailua at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Salailua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 261 | 257 | 253 | 205 | 190 | 154 | 152 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 63 | 87 | 87 | 138 | 172 | 83 | 120 | 135 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 0.97 | 3:36PM 1.08 | 4:00AM 0.96 | 4:14PM 1.10 | 4:41AM 0.97 | 4:51PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19AM 0.32 | 10:00PM 0.30 | 9:58AM 0.32 | 10:39PM 0.26 | 10:35AM 0.31 | 11:17PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
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