Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 754 | 573 | 557 | 472 | 485 | 511 | 835 | 900 | 2208 | 1800 | 2276 | 2702 | 2580 | 2510 | 2294 | 2036 | 1565 | 1241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:59PM0.25m | 12:21PM0.25m | 00:16AM0.25m | 12:38PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.03m | 6:12AM-0.01m | 6:21PM0.03m | 6:32AM-0.01m | 6:33PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 763 | 754 | 573 | 557 | 472 | 485 | 142 | 835 | 877 | 2208 | 1800 | 2276 | 2702 | 2580 | 2510 | 2294 | 2036 | 1565 | 1241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | NNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 51 | 51 | 76 | 129 | 107 | 389 | 289 | 900 | 42 | 848 | 733 | 330 | 330 | 35 | 121 | 121 | 377 | 468 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 16 | NE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NE 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NE 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 292 | 511 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 502 | 494 | 432 | 420 | 395 | 330 | 294 | 469 | 606 | 681 | 675 | 649 | 638 | 590 | 590 | 545 | 544 | 487 | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3335 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3335 | 3335 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3757 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3325 | 3754 |
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