Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3574 | 3213 | 4578 | 3598 | 2511 | 1902 | 1779 | 1632 | 2841 | 1266 | 961 | 813 | 1442 | 1189 | 1076 | 980 | 371 | 328 | 327 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.17m | 11:42AM0.18m | 00:09AM0.18m | 11:55AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:08AM0.05m | 6:12PM0.01m | 6:05AM0.04m | 6:19PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3574 | 3213 | 4578 | 3598 | 2511 | 1902 | 1779 | 1632 | 662 | 1266 | 961 | 813 | 1442 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 371 | 328 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 1081 | 2080 | 295 | 1516 | 736 | 726 | 455 | 339 | 9 | 634 | 553 | 506 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | N 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 1081 | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 363 | 502 | 624 | 701 | 728 | 516 | 2841 | 279 | 269 | 262 | 173 | 1189 | 1076 | 980 | 354 | 320 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3839 | 3796 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3335 | 3325 | 2459 | 3325 | 3335 | 3793 | 3793 | 3787 | 3246 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3754 |
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