Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1032 | 886 | 778 | 767 | 624 | 482 | 468 | 390 | 361 | 328 | 341 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 287 | 279 | 251 | 214 | 289 | 225 | 168 | 222 | 232 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM0.18m | 00:59AM0.22m | 1:13PM0.16m | 1:22AM0.20m | 1:15PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.01m | 6:37PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.04m | 6:44PM0.05m | 7:47AM0.07m | 6:39PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1032 | 886 | 778 | 767 | 624 | 482 | 468 | 390 | 361 | 294 | 285 | 220 | 213 | 220 | 186 | 175 | 129 | 167 | 289 | 225 | 156 | 103 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 104 | 156 | 151 | 203 | 193 | 169 | 93 | 82 | 81 | 119 | 222 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 14 | SSW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 62 | 61 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 66 | 99 | 94 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 124 | 78 | 179 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 238 | 238 | 238 | 239 | 272 | 272 | 287 | 283 | 328 | 328 | 341 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 287 | 279 | 251 | 214 | 210 | 192 | 168 | 56 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2268 | 2314 | 2405 | 2098 | 2098 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2179 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2561 | 1016 | 1016 | 3806 | 3325 | 13 | 37 |
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