Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1151 | 1189 | 1073 | 795 | 878 | 894 | 1154 | 2394 | 1604 | 742 | 1295 | 1176 | 1811 | 3118 | 1948 | 1997 | 2584 | 2609 | 4518 | 2940 | 3331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.13m | 1:09AM0.16m | 11:51AM0.14m | 00:28AM0.16m | 11:35AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.06m | 6:36AM0.08m | 6:10PM0.04m | 6:16AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1151 | 1189 | 1073 | 795 | 878 | 532 | 1154 | 2394 | 1604 | 536 | 1295 | 1176 | 1811 | 3118 | 1948 | 1997 | 2584 | 2609 | 4518 | 2940 | 3331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 124 | 204 | 355 | 505 | 109 | 24 | 127 | 190 | 742 | 418 | 448 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 7 | 761 | 910 | 1684 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 9 | S 13 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 83 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 337 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | 1081 | — | 1068 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 57 | 52 | 894 | 730 | 47 | 74 | 93 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 115 | 261 | 275 | 226 | 207 | 181 | 188 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 1015 | 3325 | 3325 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2415 | 3335 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3335 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3335 | 2405 | 3874 | 3335 | 3335 |
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