Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2200 | 2187 | 2155 | 1922 | 1739 | 1657 | 1423 | 1254 | 1234 | 1194 | 1174 | 1027 | 909 | 759 | 628 | 543 | 457 | 442 | 361 | 290 | 277 | 335 | 341 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:08PM0.14m | 1:11AM0.17m | 12:25PM0.13m | 00:38AM0.16m | 11:30AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.06m | 6:29PM0.05m | 6:46AM0.07m | 6:02PM0.04m | 6:08AM0.07m | 5:49PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1922 | 1739 | 1657 | 1423 | 1254 | 1234 | 1194 | 1174 | 1027 | 909 | 759 | 628 | 543 | 457 | 442 | 361 | 290 | 277 | 158 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 125 | 123 | 163 | 189 | 189 | 154 | 172 | 151 | 152 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | N 10 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 82 | 152 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 5 | — | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2200 | 2187 | 2155 | — | 69 | 104 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 335 | 341 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1015 | 1015 | 2081 | 2081 | 2076 | 1015 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 191 | 191 | 1014 | 178 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 178 | 178 | 1014 | 13 |
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