Fatuuli (Black Rock)
Surf spot · American Samoa
Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 8 s, onshore wind, 19 kn (35 km/h)
Mon 2 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 280kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 576kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 864kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 440kJ
- Wind
- SE 15 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 323kJ
- Wind
- SE 14 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 183kJ
- Wind
- ESE 19 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 231kJ
- Wind
- ESE 18 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 112, poor
- Mon 27, poor
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 716, poor
- Sun 86, poor
- Mon 917, poor
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 12, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 7, poor | 4 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 280kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 576kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 864kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 440kJ | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 323kJ | wind from the south-east, 14 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, poor | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 183kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 19 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, poor | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 231kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 362kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots | 26°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:06 +0.5 mLow 06:32 −0.4 mHigh 12:49 +0.4 mLow 18:48 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:13 +0.5 mLow 07:36 −0.4 mHigh 13:53 +0.4 mLow 19:55 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:15 +0.5 mLow 08:34 −0.5 mHigh 14:50 +0.5 mLow 20:55 −0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Fatuuli (Black Rock)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Tāfuna, 4.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,210–US$2,320 each
about US$1,210–US$2,320 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PPG, estimated from distance and season, changing at HNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$677–US$1,410 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,210–US$2,320 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car
About Matu U its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Utulei on Booking.com
4 min by car · 3 places to stay
- Beds in Tāfuna on Booking.com
8 min by car · 4 places to stay
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 10m
About 22h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PPG, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), then 20 min by road
Flights ORD → PPG on your dates · Skyscanner
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