Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 355 | 286 | 218 | 170 | 768 | 893 | 849 | 537 | 602 | 585 | 335 | 390 | 985 | 847 | 469 | 457 | 452 | 419 | 387 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:06AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.14m | 1:08AM0.17m | 12:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.05m | 6:41PM0.05m | 7:13AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 361 | 355 | 286 | 218 | 92 | 768 | 893 | 849 | 537 | 602 | 585 | 335 | 335 | 985 | 847 | 469 | 457 | 452 | 119 | 105 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | E 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 38 | 128 | 176 | 68 | 91 | 45 | 44 | 204 | 94 | 100 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 172 | 88 | 70 | 419 | 387 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 11 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | E 7 | S 12 | E 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 86 | 46 | 124 | 170 | 55 | 60 | 56 | 35 | 182 | 190 | 313 | 390 | 93 | 87 | 68 | 98 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 218 | 189 | 189 | 183 | — | — | 125 | 117 | 110 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2562 | 37 | 216 | 2459 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
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