Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 630 | 879 | 773 | 347 | 1371 | 1989 | 2308 | 1967 | 1735 | 1605 | 1444 | 1744 | 1966 | 2475 | 3385 | 3322 | 3436 | 3508 | 3690 |
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 |
High Tide | 2:22AM0.20m | 2:55PM0.21m | 2:39AM0.20m | 3:12PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.06m | 8:41AM0.04m | 9:00PM0.08m | 9:08AM0.06m | 9:11PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 630 | 142 | 110 | 347 | 152 | 1989 | 2308 | 1967 | 1735 | 1605 | 1444 | 1390 | 1274 | 1095 | 1068 | 3322 | 3436 | 3508 | 3690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 77 | 596 | 842 | 1744 | 1966 | 2475 | 3385 | 856 | 344 | 1334 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 26 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 195 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 5 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 179 | 48 | 70 | 71 | 64 | 268 | 261 | 362 | 344 | 234 | 297 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | S 11 | E 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 879 | 773 | 170 | 1371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 58 | 850 | 77 | 560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2459 | 2459 | 3272 | 3272 | 3259 | 1015 | 1015 | 3342 | 2562 | 1015 | 3272 | 1015 | 3272 | 3253 | 3245 | 3245 | 2405 | 2101 | 2268 |
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