Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2231 | 2768 | 2525 | 2612 | 2167 | 1984 | 1929 | 2062 | 1864 | 1785 | 1603 | 1579 | 1387 | 1288 | 1288 | 1057 | 946 | 822 | 630 | 528 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM0.25m | 1:38AM0.20m | 2:01PM0.24m | 2:00AM0.21m | 2:30PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.03m | 7:43AM0.02m | 8:20PM0.05m | 8:13AM0.03m | 8:42PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2231 | 2768 | 2525 | 2612 | 2167 | 1984 | 1929 | 2062 | 1864 | 1785 | 1603 | 1579 | 1387 | 1288 | 1288 | 1057 | 946 | 822 | 630 | 528 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 942 | 545 | 424 | 225 | 394 | 12 | 331 | 170 | 145 | 140 | 152 | 96 | 93 | 173 | 137 | 81 | 82 | 119 | 75 | 142 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 21 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 90 | 95 | 183 | 181 | 10 | 10 | 137 | 193 | 195 | 195 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 829 | — | — | 569 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 15 | 22 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 3325 | 2459 | 178 | 1007 | 1007 | 178 | 191 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 191 | 191 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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