Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2173 | 1966 | 1895 | 1548 | 1360 | 1190 | 1090 | 943 | 823 | 799 | 690 | 590 | 484 | 446 | 365 | 344 | 304 | 248 | 265 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:06AM0.24m | 1:28PM0.24m | 1:19AM0.24m | 1:42PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.03m | 7:22AM0.00m | 7:30PM0.04m | 7:39AM0.01m | 7:34PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2173 | 1966 | 1895 | 1548 | 1360 | 1190 | 1090 | 943 | 823 | 799 | 690 | 590 | 484 | 446 | 212 | 177 | 177 | 149 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 10 | SW 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 365 | 344 | 304 | 248 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 14 | SW 22 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 16 | N 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 42 | 9 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 562 | 509 | 454 | 432 | 470 | 405 | 470 | 408 | 387 | 354 | 323 | 284 | 247 | 217 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 37 |
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