Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2271 | 2054 | 1780 | 1592 | 1323 | 1136 | 936 | 924 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 651 | 678 | 577 | 529 | 630 | 857 | 1019 | 1144 | 1235 | 1329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:53PM0.12m | 1:17AM0.15m | 11:09AM0.13m | 00:25AM0.15m | 11:24AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.08m | 6:33AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.06m | 6:19AM0.08m | 6:13PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2271 | 2054 | 1780 | 1592 | 1323 | 1136 | 936 | 924 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 651 | 678 | 577 | 529 | 630 | 857 | 1019 | 1144 | 1235 | 1329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 32 | 166 | 142 | 128 | 118 | 121 | 101 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 94 | 108 | 106 | 120 | 96 | 113 | 110 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SSE 9 | N 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | E 7 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 48 | 22 | 57 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 49 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 208 | 140 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2076 | 2076 | 1007 | 2561 | 2560 | 12 | 12 | 1007 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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