Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 965 | 1172 | 1286 | 1154 | 1063 | 812 | 1721 | 1206 | 1223 | 1122 | 1058 | 892 | 878 | 769 | 781 | 606 | 560 | 476 | 469 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.25m | 12:44PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.25m | 1:00PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.03m | 6:36AM-0.01m | 6:43PM0.03m | 6:55AM-0.01m | 6:51PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 965 | 1172 | 1286 | 1154 | 514 | 812 | 687 | 1206 | 1223 | 1122 | 1058 | 892 | 878 | 769 | 781 | 606 | 560 | 476 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 334 | 330 | 430 | 8 | 559 | 344 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | S 13 | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 303 | 162 | 913 | 1063 | 745 | 1721 | 527 | 305 | 296 | 240 | 247 | 269 | 255 | 246 | 269 | 269 | 306 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 3325 | 3325 | 3202 | 2562 | 3246 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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