Travellers between Samoa and American Samoa have found themselves stranded as Samoa Airways cancelled their flights on Friday due to the bad weather conditions and to ensure the safety of their customers. 

"Please be advised that all scheduled flights today are now cancelled due to inclement weather conditions affecting both Samoa. We will provide a rescheduled flight date once confirmed. Thank you for your patience and we apologise for the inconvenience caused to your travel plans."

The ferry services to Pago Pago have also been cancelled due to the rough seas.

Trips between Upolu and Savaii have also been cancelled due to the bad weather conditions, they will notify the general public when it is safe to travel again between the two islands.

On Friday there were only two trips to Savaii from Upolu. The first one was at 6 am and the last trip was at 8 am.

According to a passenger on the 8 am ferry, the passage was rough.

"The sea was rough. The waves were huge and it was like the ship was battling the sea. Everyone was scared, some of them were even praying," said Samoa Observer photojournalist Junior S Ami.

The Samoa Shipping Corporation is yet to announce the resumption of ferry services.

Meanwhile, a family opted to take charter a small boat to Upolu because there were no ferry services to catch their flight back to New Zealand. They left Friday morning and were reported to have arrived safely.

The Samoa Meteorological Service issued a heavy rain warning, flood warning, marine warning and a strong wind warning are still valid for Samoa. 

The weather office has predicted that winds will pick up strength from Friday and there will be waves higher than four metres.

"The active convergence zone connected to the Tropical Disturbance 04F [TD04F] centred east of Fiji, continues to linger over Samoa bringing deteriorating weather across the group," said the weather office in their update. 

"The impacts of this convergence zone on land and marine areas will persist through at least Sunday. But for tonight, anticipate periods of brief heavy falls, and a few thunderstorms with strong and gusty winds at times. Wave heights remain fluctuating within the range of 2.5 – 3.5 metres and are likely to exceed four metres later tonight into tomorrow over Samoa’s marine waters."

There will be heavy downpours with poor visibility, strong and gusty periods, foggy and slippery roads over mountain passes and ranges, pooling near roadsides and overflow waterways. 

There could be possible landslides and flooding in vulnerable areas as well as major rivers. There will be strong currents and very rough seas with poor visibility and gusty winds during rain.