Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 782 | 963 | 893 | 1068 | 1044 | 1033 | 1009 | 1207 | 986 | 1120 | 1207 | 1179 | 1244 | 1335 | 1479 | 1614 | 1594 | 1832 | 1809 | 1809 | 1877 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.26m | 1:00AM0.25m | 1:21PM0.23m | 1:14AM0.24m | 1:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.03m | 7:16AM-0.00m | 7:17PM0.03m | 7:33AM0.01m | 7:23PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 782 | 963 | 893 | 1068 | 1044 | 1033 | 1009 | 1207 | 986 | 1120 | 1207 | 1179 | 1244 | 1335 | 1479 | 1614 | 1594 | 1832 | 1809 | 1809 | 1877 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 64 | 50 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 175 | 154 | 157 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 121 | 109 | 30 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | NNW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WSW 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 82 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 55 | 20 | 46 | 98 | 128 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 65 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
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