Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2237 | 1565 | 1241 | 1175 | 1158 | 843 | 806 | 683 | 612 | 519 | 715 | 596 | 474 | 366 | 366 | 275 | 272 | 376 | 366 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:32AM0.24m | 12:53PM0.21m | 00:47AM0.23m | 1:04PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.03m | 6:51AM-0.00m | 6:44PM0.03m | 7:08AM0.01m | 6:52PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2237 | 1565 | 1241 | 1175 | 1158 | 843 | 806 | 683 | 495 | 473 | 715 | 596 | 474 | 348 | 257 | 255 | 221 | 376 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 377 | 468 | 499 | 481 | 403 | 403 | 425 | 612 | 519 | 331 | 326 | 273 | 209 | 344 | 105 | 272 | 169 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | NNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 16 | NNW 11 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 90 | 24 | 275 | 50 | 24 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 530 | 501 | 499 | 522 | 537 | 566 | 501 | 469 | 376 | 366 | 312 | 303 | 356 | 366 | 366 | 203 | 232 | 191 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3325 | 3754 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3272 | 2459 | 3325 | 3325 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 13 | 13 |
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