High Surf · American Samoa

Facebook photos show a flooded park and church along the northern coastline in the village of Faleasao. Other pictures in the area show ocean debris that moved onto residential properties caused by surf from strong/long period northerly swell, which occurred during the afternoon of January 22nd through the morning of January 23rd. Surf heights are estimated to have reached up to 18 feet.

Long period northerly swell, developed from a storm in the north Pacific on Jan 17th and 18th, moved through the American Samoa coastal waters on the 22nd and 23rd. There were numerous reports from the northern shores of American Samoa that showed inundation from the high surf.