Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2133 | 2851 | 3169 | 2942 | 3574 | 3213 | 4583 | 3598 | 2511 | 2846 | 2882 | 2267 | 1796 | 1266 | 1077 | 917 | 1308 | 661 | 546 | 550 | 371 | 337 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:35AM0.16m | 00:10AM0.17m | 11:42AM0.18m | 00:09AM0.18m | 11:55AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:08AM0.05m | 6:12PM0.01m | 6:05AM0.04m | 6:19PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2133 | 2851 | 3169 | 2942 | 3574 | 3213 | 4583 | 3598 | 2511 | 2846 | 2882 | 2267 | 1796 | 1266 | 1077 | 917 | 1308 | 661 | 546 | 550 | 371 | 328 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 121 | 7 | 761 | 1081 | 2080 | 295 | — | 736 | 726 | 455 | 339 | 662 | 634 | 553 | 506 | 5 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | 1081 | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 74 | 89 | 106 | 494 | 574 | 196 | 202 | 208 | 211 | 189 | 189 | 163 | 124 | 121 | 120 | 106 | 335 | 337 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2562 | 2561 | 37 | 3830 | 3830 | 3839 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3246 | 3335 | 1015 | 3335 | 3325 | 2459 | 3793 | 3793 | 3335 | 216 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 |
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