Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 339 | 339 | 371 | 361 | 321 | 507 | 401 | 299 | 290 | 363 | 176 | 240 | 627 | 893 | 978 | 460 | 501 | 494 | 340 | 390 |
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 | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.19m | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:06AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.03m | 7:23AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.05m | 6:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 278 | 282 | 339 | 371 | 361 | 321 | 507 | 131 | 111 | 233 | 114 | 93 | 213 | 627 | 893 | 978 | 460 | 501 | 494 | 340 | 335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 344 | 339 | 221 | 169 | 132 | 129 | 91 | 401 | 299 | 290 | 125 | 168 | 240 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 204 | 51 | 76 | 63 | 390 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SSE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 18 | NW 17 | NNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 73 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 66 | 21 | 37 | 229 | 176 | 93 | 46 | 60 | 73 | 40 | 178 | 190 | 317 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 150 | 152 | 229 | 242 | 248 | 256 | 143 | 299 | 115 | 244 | 363 | 117 | 237 | 100 | 145 | 139 | 154 | 97 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 13 | 43 | 2459 | 220 | 220 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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