Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 328 | 322 | 378 | 317 | 289 | 213 | 239 | 452 | 477 | 587 | 649 | 705 | 662 | 788 | 991 | 904 | 1038 | 1024 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:15AM0.19m | 12:10PM0.23m | 00:24AM0.21m | 12:26PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.01m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:29PM0.01m | 6:19AM0.02m | 6:41PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 433 | 328 | 322 | 378 | 317 | 289 | 201 | 239 | 164 | 127 | 136 | 566 | 422 | 643 | 788 | 991 | 904 | 1038 | 1024 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NW 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 91 | 4 | 149 | 121 | 121 | 58 | 213 | 210 | 128 | 214 | 261 | 6 | 133 | 125 | 161 | 65 | 103 | 14 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | N 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | N 14 | SE 15 | SE 13 | NW 13 | SE 13 | NW 13 | SSE 13 | NNW 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 563 | 301 | 220 | 211 | 192 | 289 | 162 | 194 | 452 | 477 | 587 | 649 | 705 | 662 | 596 | 574 | 522 | 528 | 524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 3335 | 3754 | 2076 | 2076 | 2098 | 3335 | 3325 | 3246 | 3325 | 3335 | 3246 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3245 | 3245 | 3202 | 3202 |
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