Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1229 | 662 | 1266 | 1284 | 1303 | 1173 | 1001 | 1016 | 1822 | 1708 | 1763 | 1554 | 1512 | 1325 | 1122 | 1122 | 1060 | 966 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.19m | 12:23PM0.25m | 00:39AM0.21m | 12:48PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.01m | 6:18AM0.03m | 6:52PM0.01m | 6:38AM0.01m | 7:11PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1229 | 643 | 1266 | 1284 | 1303 | 1173 | 1001 | 1016 | 1822 | 1708 | 1763 | 1554 | 1512 | 1325 | 1122 | 1122 | 1060 | 966 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | NNE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 662 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 102 | 459 | 533 | 38 | 37 | 103 | 76 | 82 | 301 | 9 | 291 | 252 | 212 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | NW 12 | NNE 10 | SW 20 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 398 | 382 | 364 | 373 | 310 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 345 | 357 | 252 | 265 | 252 | — | 295 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2268 | 2076 | 2405 | 2405 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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