Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (16 Sep):
- 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 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 2887 | 2777 | 2792 | 2754 | 2680 | 2426 | 2191 | 1894 | 1813 | 1556 | 1405 | 1283 | 2088 | 2065 | 1951 | 1294 | 1274 | 1120 | 1423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.15m | 1:25AM0.18m | 1:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.05m | 7:52AM0.04m | 7:05PM0.05m | 7:34AM0.06m | 6:29PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NNE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2887 | 2777 | 2792 | 2754 | 2680 | 2426 | 2191 | 1894 | 1813 | 1556 | 1405 | 1283 | 2088 | 2065 | 10 | 1294 | 1274 | 1120 | 1423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 14 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 121 | 269 | 205 | 77 | 1951 | 151 | 126 | 108 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2076 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 2076 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 1014 |
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