Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 214 | 210 | 281 | 319 | 486 | 799 | 877 | 494 | 478 | 515 | 622 | 821 | 746 | 951 | 580 | 1027 | 980 | 947 | 515 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:26PM0.20m | 00:50AM0.19m | 12:46PM0.22m | 1:03AM0.20m | 1:06PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.01m | 6:42AM0.03m | 7:07PM0.01m | 6:58AM0.02m | 7:24PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 218 | 214 | 210 | 173 | 319 | 486 | 799 | 877 | 494 | 478 | 515 | 622 | 821 | 746 | 951 | 580 | 1027 | 980 | 947 | 515 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 171 | 203 | 281 | 287 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 217 | 217 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 169 | 121 | 116 | 62 | 114 | 83 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 17 | SW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | S 12 | NNE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 69 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 191 | 58 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 144 | 77 | 56 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | 66 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 184 | 213 | 215 | 213 |
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