Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 957 | 931 | 831 | 683 | 663 | 659 | 584 | 569 | 464 | 456 | 384 | 341 | 327 | 395 | 444 | 613 | 485 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.23m | 2:11PM0.21m | 2:00AM0.22m | 2:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.05m | 8:07AM0.02m | 8:08PM0.06m | 8:25AM0.04m | 8:09PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 506 | 957 | 931 | 831 | 683 | 663 | 659 | 584 | 569 | 464 | 456 | 384 | 319 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 613 | 485 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 75 | 70 | 102 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 186 | 164 | 221 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 444 | 516 | 469 | 602 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 13 | NNE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 80 | 100 | 231 | 341 | 327 | 395 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 72 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 1016 | 1016 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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