Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 708 | 1371 | 1305 | 1273 | 1415 | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4524 | 4409 | 3352 | 2974 | 2684 | 2449 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:42PM0.26m | 00:44AM0.23m | 12:58PM0.26m | 00:54AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.02m | 6:48AM0.00m | 7:09PM0.02m | 7:05AM0.00m | 7:21PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 708 | 1371 | 1305 | 1273 | 1415 | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4524 | 4409 | 3352 | 2974 | 2684 | 2449 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | S 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 14 |
| kJ | 465 | 11 | 140 | 218 | 216 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 412 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 480 | 539 | 528 | 681 | 689 | 691 | 703 | 722 | 709 | 634 | 599 | 513 | 481 | 450 | 575 | 646 | 630 | 614 | 548 | 548 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3193 | 3193 | 3193 | 3193 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 2406 | 2268 | 2268 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 |
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