Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4288 | 3965 | 3659 | 3204 | 2757 | 2749 | 2416 | 2197 | 2167 | 1965 | 1700 | 1605 | 1558 | 1616 | 1474 | 998 | 1106 | 662 | 1139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:25AM0.16m | 11:37AM0.19m | 00:19AM0.18m | 11:59AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.03m | 6:00AM0.08m | 6:19PM0.02m | 6:03AM0.05m | 6:34PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4288 | 3965 | 3659 | 3204 | 2757 | 2749 | 2416 | 2197 | 2167 | 1965 | 1700 | 1605 | 1558 | 1616 | 1474 | 998 | 1106 | 560 | 1139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ESE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 240 | 39 | 662 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 11 | SE 13 | NNE 11 | SE 12 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 39 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 476 | 539 | 612 | 569 | 640 | 492 | 466 | 466 | 529 | 585 | 589 | 516 | 494 | 498 | 472 | 589 | 569 | 547 | 563 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3754 | 3325 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3754 | 3754 | 3325 | 3272 | 3202 | 2419 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 |
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