Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1902 | 1851 | 1667 | 1496 | 1280 | 1122 | 1172 | 2162 | 2895 | 2827 | 2994 | 3770 | 3208 | 3955 | 3808 | 4471 | 3221 | 2825 | 1382 | 2277 | 1075 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.21m | 11:11PM0.18m | 11:05AM0.23m | 11:15PM0.21m | 11:23AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.04m | 5:02AM0.05m | 5:32PM0.03m | 5:15AM0.03m | 5:43PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1902 | 1851 | 1667 | 1496 | 1280 | 1122 | 1023 | 2162 | 2895 | 2827 | 2994 | 3770 | 3208 | 3955 | 3808 | 4471 | 3221 | 2825 | 1382 | 2277 | 1075 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 16 | SSW 13 | S 8 | N 11 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 237 | 584 | 1172 | 892 | 765 | 25 | 958 | 68 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 26 | S 24 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNE 16 | — | — | SW 22 | NE 15 | — | — | NE 14 | SSW 20 | NW 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | 25 | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 311 | 353 | 437 | 453 | 379 | 301 | 279 | 309 | 336 | 1848 | 273 | 387 | 594 | 261 | 243 | 352 | 242 | 249 | 686 | 283 | 717 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2562 | 2562 | 2562 | 2562 | 3325 | 3325 | 3286 | 3325 | 3202 | 3335 | 3754 | 3754 | 3325 | 3272 | 3286 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3757 | 3325 |
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