Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1134 | 1094 | 469 | 457 | 853 | 507 | 387 | 376 | 371 | 356 | 269 | 261 | 201 | 198 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 174 | 268 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM0.17m | 12:51PM0.13m | 00:59AM0.16m | 12:07PM0.13m | 00:23AM0.15m | 10:54AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.06m | 6:22AM0.08m | 5:41PM0.06m | 5:40AM0.09m | 5:26PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1134 | 1094 | 469 | 457 | 853 | 507 | 387 | 376 | 371 | 356 | 269 | 261 | 201 | 198 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 121 | 260 | 174 | 268 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 15 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 217 | 216 | 84 | 32 | 43 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 9 | S 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | NNE 11 | ESE 7 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 93 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 29 | 60 | 81 | 78 | 24 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 50 | 19 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 49 | 34 | 28 | 57 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 63 | 74 | 64 | 367 | 231 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 3754 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 43 |
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