Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1603 | 1579 | 1387 | 1420 | 1288 | 1163 | 1060 | 723 | 630 | 773 | 686 | 710 | 1027 | 1850 | 1944 | 1903 | 1735 | 1336 | 1538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:00AM0.21m | 2:30PM0.23m | 2:22AM0.20m | 2:55PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.05m | 8:13AM0.03m | 8:42PM0.06m | 8:41AM0.04m | 9:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1603 | 1579 | 1387 | 1420 | 1288 | 1163 | 1060 | 723 | 630 | 142 | 686 | 710 | 209 | 1850 | 1944 | 1903 | 1735 | 1336 | 1538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 |
| kJ | 152 | 96 | 93 | 173 | 137 | 137 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 5 | 110 | 109 | 156 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 76 | 596 | 842 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 26 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 183 | 181 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 193 | 195 | 195 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 179 | 72 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 22 | 43 | 773 | 322 | 516 | 1027 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 3335 | 178 | 179 | 3325 | 191 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 3272 | 3272 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 3342 | 3787 | 3272 |
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