Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1512 | 1470 | 1251 | 1106 | 1060 | 966 | 966 | 850 | 704 | 539 | 523 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 361 | 319 | 252 | 248 | 187 | 177 | 137 | 98 | 95 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:48PM0.26m | 00:55AM0.22m | 1:13PM0.27m | 1:14AM0.23m | 1:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.01m | 7:11PM0.01m | 7:00AM0.00m | 7:28PM0.02m | 7:24AM0.00m | 7:45PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1512 | 1470 | 1251 | 1106 | 1060 | 966 | 966 | 850 | 704 | 539 | 523 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 361 | 319 | 252 | 248 | 187 | 177 | 137 | 98 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 14 | 106 | 96 | 75 | 106 | 146 | 64 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 20 | 43 | 75 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 9 | 14 | 88 | 88 | 72 | 19 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 58 | 56 | 81 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 186 | 229 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 80 | 91 | 23 | 33 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 51 | 74 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2268 | 2076 | 2076 | 2405 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 184 | 179 | 216 | 216 | 37 | 216 | 2076 | 216 | 2405 | 2405 | 2268 | 2405 |
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