Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2323 | 2378 | 2376 | 2750 | 2751 | 2887 | 2777 | 2792 | 2754 | 2680 | 2426 | 2109 | 2050 | 1813 | 1556 | 1405 | 2168 | 2035 | 1933 | 1831 | 1922 | 1155 | 1120 | 1423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.22m | 1:35PM0.18m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.15m | 1:25AM0.18m | 1:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.03m | 7:22PM0.05m | 7:52AM0.04m | 7:05PM0.05m | 7:34AM0.06m | 6:29PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2323 | 2378 | 2376 | 2750 | 2751 | 2887 | 2777 | 2792 | 2754 | 2680 | 2426 | 2109 | 2050 | 1813 | 1556 | 1405 | 2168 | 2035 | 1933 | 1831 | 1922 | 1155 | 1120 | 1423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 106 | 117 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2081 | 2081 | 213 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 223 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 |
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