Tafatafa surfForecast / Upolu / Samoa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 +13
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Tafatafa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tafatafa sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tafatafa today?

The current surf forecast for Tafatafa at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SE
0.8
SW
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)14141414131313121313131212121211117161817161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3505364014104515525945586587467606588874033032132142613288711439147714041087
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
1.03
1:32PM
0.88
1:54AM
1.03
2:38PM
0.90
2:56AM
1.05
3:35PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.16
7:30PM
0.23
8:27AM
0.15
8:37PM
0.21
9:26AM
0.12
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------111223446
Temp. °C252525252526262525252525252626262626262525252525
Feels °C (?)242424232324242323232324242625242424252323242423
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Upolu

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Tafatafa (light winds from the SE at Apia 30 km from Tafatafa). 0.8m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 9s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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30 km away, 2 h 35 min ago

7 km/h
SE
0.0
28.2
Air / Water (°C)
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