Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2800 | 2189 | 2875 | 2134 | 2080 | 1949 | 2104 | 2162 | 1902 | 1851 | 1667 | 1496 | 1280 | 1139 | 1172 | 2162 | 2895 | 2827 | 2994 | 5963 | 3208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.17m | 10:51AM0.21m | 11:11PM0.18m | 11:05AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.08m | 5:24PM0.04m | 5:02AM0.05m | 5:32PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2800 | 2189 | 2875 | 2134 | 2080 | 1949 | 2104 | 2162 | 1902 | 1851 | 1667 | 1496 | 1280 | 1139 | 1023 | 2162 | 2895 | 2827 | 2994 | 5963 | 3208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNE 9 | N 11 | S 20 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 22 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 21 | 119 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 237 | 584 | 1172 | 892 | 765 | 1121 | 1190 | 18 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | S 26 | S 24 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 | — | S 8 | NNE 16 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 9 | 21 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 74 | 25 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 13 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 85 | 96 | 100 | 133 | 236 | 344 | 362 | 373 | 373 | 363 | 385 | 368 | 306 | 316 | 325 | 216 | 157 | 1838 | 208 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3202 | 3796 | 3335 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 2562 | 2562 | 2562 | 2562 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3325 | 3754 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 |
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