Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 508 | 897 | 1618 | 2349 | 2790 | 2994 | 2784 | 2931 | 2895 | 3441 | 3302 | 2427 | 2868 | 1993 | 1776 | 1752 | 1728 | 1728 | 2314 | 2095 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM0.17m | 1:19AM0.21m | 1:20PM0.15m | 1:24AM0.19m | 12:47PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.05m | 7:38AM0.05m | 6:41PM0.05m | 7:24AM0.08m | 6:16PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 407 | 384 | 897 | 1618 | 2349 | 2790 | 2994 | 2784 | 2931 | 2895 | 3441 | 3302 | 2427 | 2868 | 1993 | 1776 | 1752 | 1728 | 1728 | 2314 | 2095 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 508 | 440 | 544 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 261 | 253 | 227 | 209 | 181 | 187 | 157 | 170 | 132 | 128 | 111 | 111 | 150 | 82 | 159 | 155 | 141 | 143 | 131 | 85 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3325 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 178 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2405 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 37 | 1015 | 1015 | 2076 | 2268 | 3202 | 1015 |
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