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Salailua surfForecast / Savaii / Samoa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Salailua today?
The current surf forecast for Salailua at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Salailua. (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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 49 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 95 | 127 | 208 | 302 | 262 | 255 | 309 | 305 | 317 | 261 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 1.04 | 1:31AM 1.01 | 2:08PM 1.05 | 2:26AM 0.98 | 2:55PM 1.06 | 3:16AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:24PM 0.35 | 7:47AM 0.30 | 8:24PM 0.35 | 8:35AM 0.32 | 9:16PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
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