Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 233 | 240 | 768 | 893 | 978 | 526 | 703 | 585 | 404 | 390 | 985 | 985 | 469 | 457 | 547 | 419 | 387 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:06AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.14m | 1:08AM0.17m | 12:51PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.05m | 6:41PM0.05m | 7:13AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 286 | 170 | 170 | 768 | 893 | 978 | 526 | 703 | 585 | 404 | 335 | 985 | 985 | 469 | 457 | 547 | 419 | 387 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 128 | 176 | 213 | 46 | 46 | 90 | 58 | 59 | 52 | 313 | 390 | 52 | 51 | 172 | 152 | 83 | 94 | 68 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 125 | 240 | 61 | 60 | 37 | 204 | 182 | 190 | 52 | 54 | 93 | 87 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 204 | 233 | 223 | 192 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 2459 | 3246 | 179 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
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