Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1178 | 957 | 806 | 683 | 604 | 612 | 715 | 596 | 559 | 417 | 348 | 356 | 339 | 330 | 366 | 363 | 425 | 401 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 217 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:53PM0.21m | 00:47AM0.23m | 1:04PM0.19m | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM-0.00m | 6:44PM0.03m | 7:08AM0.01m | 6:52PM0.03m | 7:23AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1178 | 957 | 806 | 683 | 495 | 612 | 715 | 596 | 559 | 417 | 255 | 278 | 99 | 330 | 217 | 127 | 425 | 401 | 299 | 136 | 193 | 215 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 8 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 481 | 403 | 403 | 425 | 604 | 492 | 331 | 326 | 273 | 244 | 348 | 339 | 339 | 169 | 366 | 108 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 85 | 229 | 176 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NNW 11 | S 12 | NNW 11 | S 12 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | N 6 | NNW 10 | SSW 13 | E 7 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 48 | 24 | 175 | 24 | 132 | 321 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 290 | 64 | 119 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 447 | 508 | 495 | 475 | 405 | 359 | 349 | 316 | 348 | 358 | 346 | 356 | 199 | 247 | 362 | 363 | 305 | 341 | 247 | — | — | 217 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3286 | 2459 | 2459 | 4033 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3246 | 3246 | 3325 | 2461 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 3781 | 37 |
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