Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1295 | 1295 | 1811 | 1923 | 2133 | 2187 | 3169 | 2609 | 4242 | 3219 | 4064 | 5201 | 2511 | 2857 | 3116 | 2658 | 1796 | 2209 | 1077 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:28AM0.16m | 11:35AM0.16m | 00:10AM0.17m | 11:42AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.04m | 6:16AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:08AM0.05m | 6:12PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1295 | 1295 | 1811 | 1923 | 2133 | 2187 | 3169 | 2609 | 4242 | 3219 | 4064 | 5201 | 2511 | 2857 | 3116 | 2658 | 1796 | 634 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 418 | 448 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 121 | 8 | 761 | 1081 | 2352 | 295 | — | 736 | 726 | 455 | 339 | 662 | 9 | 514 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 38 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 1081 | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 97 | 107 | 226 | 253 | 240 | 113 | 178 | 126 | 107 | 91 | 128 | 507 | 144 | 157 | 163 | 226 | 2209 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3335 | 3325 | 3335 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3788 | 179 | 3842 | 3839 | 3754 | 3754 | 3787 | 2562 | 3335 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 |
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