
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
304 | 347 | 361 | 315 | 462 | 505 | 281 | 296 | 334 | 379 | 455 | 449 | 386 | 300 | 275 | 264 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 166 | 160 | 146 | 38 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.17m | 3:47PM0.14m | 2:46AM0.16m | 3:16PM0.11m | 1:37AM0.15m | 9:58AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.09m | 7:49PM0.12m | 11:12AM0.11m | 6:02PM0.11m | 7:42AM0.12m | 5:28PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | SSW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ENE 6 | WSW 13 |
304 | 35 | 32 | 71 | 39 | 253 | 281 | 281 | 154 | 234 | 258 | 449 | 386 | 281 | 271 | 234 | 261 | 258 | 65 | 77 | 138 | 134 | 37 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | NNE 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SE 7 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 13 | SE 8 |
47 | 54 | 50 | 17 | 151 | 38 | 251 | 296 | 334 | 379 | 455 | 32 | 112 | 113 | 146 | 264 | 74 | 43 | 255 | 188 | 77 | 60 | 142 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 16 | NNE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 14 |
81 | 27 | 41 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 38 | 35 | 60 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 169 | 38 | 94 | 212 | 166 | 160 | 146 | 38 | 140 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NE 6 |
— | 347 | 361 | 315 | 462 | 505 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 123 | 100 | 300 | 275 | 114 | 127 | 29 | 40 | 67 | 58 | 49 | 6 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1014 | 178 | 1014 | 1014 | 1016 | 1014 | 2101 | 1014 | 1014 | 2105 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 43 |
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