Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 690 | 643 | 551 | 469 | 405 | 387 | 322 | 265 | 454 | 350 | 342 | 165 | 225 | 316 | 378 | 368 | 508 | 897 | 1534 | 2349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.23m | 1:23PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.04m | 7:14AM0.00m | 6:56PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 690 | 690 | 643 | 551 | 469 | 405 | 387 | 322 | 265 | 58 | 59 | 43 | 165 | 180 | 316 | 378 | 307 | 384 | 897 | 1534 | 2349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 29 | 63 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 45 | 35 | 131 | 368 | 508 | 373 | 544 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 85 | 98 | 130 | 125 | 81 | 37 | 84 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 247 | 200 | 195 | 207 | 173 | 145 | 145 | 132 | 132 | 454 | 350 | 342 | 133 | 225 | 227 | 209 | 186 | 192 | 241 | 282 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3325 | 184 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 1015 | 1015 | 2459 | 2459 | 3325 | 2459 | 2459 |
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