Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1796 | 1419 | 1226 | 917 | 663 | 1112 | 997 | 907 | 433 | 394 | 322 | 606 | 561 | 289 | 267 | 232 | 544 | 616 | 616 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:09AM0.18m | 11:55AM0.21m | 00:15AM0.19m | 12:10PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.01m | 6:05AM0.04m | 6:19PM0.01m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:29PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1796 | 1419 | 1226 | 917 | 565 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 433 | 387 | 322 | 326 | 317 | 281 | 131 | 232 | 164 | 161 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | E 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 662 | 634 | 553 | 506 | 663 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 115 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 289 | 267 | 213 | 128 | 214 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | N 14 | SE 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 162 | 172 | 189 | 200 | 1112 | 997 | 907 | 328 | 394 | 313 | 606 | 561 | 146 | 158 | 192 | 544 | 616 | 616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3325 | 3325 | 3793 | 3793 | 3335 | 3335 | 3335 | 3335 | 3335 | 3335 | 3754 | 2098 | 2076 | 2098 | 3950 | 3793 | 3246 | 3335 | 3335 |
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