Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4819 | 3736 | 3284 | 2974 | 2684 | 2394 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 | 1548 | 1360 | 1322 | 972 | 943 | 823 | 700 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:58PM0.26m | 00:54AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.26m | 1:06AM0.24m | 1:28PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.02m | 7:05AM0.00m | 7:21PM0.03m | 7:22AM0.00m | 7:30PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4819 | 3736 | 3284 | 2974 | 2684 | 2394 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 | 1548 | 1360 | 1322 | 972 | 943 | 823 | 700 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 14 | SW 22 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 21 | SSE 7 | SW 21 | SSE 7 | N 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 412 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 62 | 18 | 47 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | SW 22 | N 10 | SW 21 | N 10 | SW 21 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 559 | 522 | 507 | 473 | 476 | 686 | 671 | 686 | 659 | 593 | 587 | 533 | 533 | 481 | 481 | 432 | 428 | 339 | 364 | 264 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2406 | 2405 | 2268 | 2268 | 2405 | 2406 | 2406 | 2405 | 2405 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1014 | 1016 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 |
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