Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1305 | 1273 | 1415 | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4524 | 3736 | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1305 | 1273 | 1415 | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 4204 | 3724 | 4524 | 3736 | 3352 | 2974 | 2684 | 2449 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | 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 | 12 | 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 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 617 | 601 | 629 | 657 | 711 | 679 | 671 | 618 | 547 | 513 | 477 | 574 | 629 | 686 | 629 | 614 | 548 | 548 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3193 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 2406 | 2268 | 2268 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 |
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