Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 726 | 691 | 691 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 778 | 801 | 829 | 818 | 974 | 1143 | 1110 | 1018 | 1002 | 987 | 965 | 1172 | 787 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.23m | 12:12PM0.26m | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:00AM0.00m | 6:20PM0.02m | 6:17AM-0.00m | 6:32PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 726 | 691 | 691 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 778 | 801 | 829 | 818 | 974 | 1143 | 1110 | 1018 | 1002 | 987 | 965 | 1172 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 216 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 145 | 139 | 120 | 193 | 115 | 110 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 240 | 334 | 330 | 512 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 144 | 104 | 249 | 245 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 94 | 193 | 153 | 70 | 20 | 38 | 207 | 126 | 90 | 89 | 69 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 425 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 3325 |
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