Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2329 | 1560 | 1295 | 1176 | 1811 | 1923 | 3218 | 2851 | 2584 | 2398 | 4242 | 3213 | 4301 | 4629 | 4409 | 2846 | 2886 | 2658 | 2742 | 2359 | 2207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:51AM0.14m | 00:28AM0.16m | 11:35AM0.16m | 00:10AM0.17m | 11:42AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.04m | 6:16AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:08AM0.05m | 6:12PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2329 | 1560 | 1295 | 1176 | 1811 | 1923 | 3218 | 2851 | 2584 | 2398 | 4242 | 3213 | 4301 | 4629 | 4409 | 2846 | 2886 | 2658 | 662 | 604 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 190 | 337 | 418 | 448 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 8 | 761 | 1081 | 2329 | 295 | — | 736 | 726 | 344 | 339 | 9 | 9 | 624 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | S 15 | NNE 9 | S 13 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | 1081 | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 107 | 128 | 136 | 181 | 259 | 93 | 110 | 220 | 178 | 123 | 107 | 124 | 94 | 168 | 167 | 172 | 159 | 2742 | 2359 | 2207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3335 | 1015 | 3335 | 3335 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3757 | 3842 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3754 | 3335 | 2405 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3335 |
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