Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 0.4m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 22s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 181 | 181 | 224 | 445 | 569 | 670 | 552 | 782 | 963 | 893 | 1068 | 1044 | 1033 | 1009 | 1120 | 986 | 1120 | 1207 | 1179 | 1244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:47PM0.27m | 00:44AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.26m | 1:00AM0.25m | 1:21PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.02m | 6:56AM-0.01m | 7:06PM0.03m | 7:16AM-0.00m | 7:17PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 71 | 66 | 69 | 445 | 569 | 670 | 552 | 782 | 963 | 893 | 1068 | 1044 | 1033 | 1009 | 1120 | 986 | 1120 | 1207 | 1179 | 1244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 181 | 224 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 50 | 41 | 75 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 128 | 175 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSW 22 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 181 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 46 | 98 | 36 | 34 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 45 | 68 | 82 | 106 | 97 | 92 | 86 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 220 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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