Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1029 | 929 | 784 | 328 | 322 | 378 | 317 | 312 | 267 | 217 | 491 | 532 | 616 | 680 | 679 | 643 | 788 | 991 | 904 | 1161 | 1024 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.21m | 00:15AM0.19m | 12:10PM0.23m | 00:24AM0.21m | 12:26PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.01m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:29PM0.01m | 6:19AM0.02m | 6:41PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 414 | 402 | 433 | 328 | 322 | 378 | 317 | 312 | 165 | 196 | 164 | 161 | 172 | 667 | 422 | 643 | 788 | 991 | 904 | 1161 | 1024 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 149 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 267 | 210 | 128 | 214 | 261 | 6 | 172 | 125 | 161 | 65 | 103 | 14 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | N 10 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | N 14 | SE 15 | SE 13 | NW 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1029 | 929 | 784 | 293 | 205 | 287 | 276 | 274 | 189 | 217 | 491 | 532 | 616 | 680 | 679 | 622 | 527 | 451 | 428 | 463 | 463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3335 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 2076 | 2076 | 2098 | 3335 | 2314 | 3246 | 3325 | 3335 | 2268 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3245 | 3245 | 3202 | 3202 |
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