Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3352 | 2974 | 2684 | 2449 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 | 1548 | 1360 | 1190 | 1090 | 943 | 823 | 799 | 690 | 590 | 484 | 446 | 423 | 344 | 356 | 295 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:13PM0.26m | 1:06AM0.24m | 1:28PM0.24m | 1:19AM0.24m | 1:42PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.00m | 7:21PM0.03m | 7:22AM0.00m | 7:30PM0.04m | 7:39AM0.01m | 7:34PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
3352 | 2974 | 2684 | 2449 | 2173 | 1966 | 1773 | 1548 | 1360 | 1190 | 1090 | 943 | 823 | 799 | 690 | 590 | 484 | 446 | 149 | 344 | 356 | 295 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 10 | SW 20 | S 16 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 181 | 423 | 149 | 124 | 124 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | SW 22 | — | — | SW 22 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 16 | N 10 | SW 20 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
629 | 644 | 688 | 659 | 659 | 608 | 608 | 546 | 481 | 432 | 382 | 382 | 372 | 321 | 321 | 284 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2268 | 2406 | 2406 | 2406 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 1016 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 37 |
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