Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5PM is: 2.0m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 21s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3385 | 3322 | 3436 | 3508 | 3690 | 4062 | 4399 | 3610 | 3164 | 3129 | 3093 | 3093 | 2643 | 2236 | 1904 | 2110 | 4134 | 3751 | 3777 | 3691 | 3564 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.18m | 2:48AM0.18m | 3:13PM0.15m | 2:41AM0.17m | 2:40PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.06m | 9:11PM0.09m | 9:32AM0.08m | 9:02PM0.11m | 9:49AM0.10m | 7:09PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 911 | 3322 | 3436 | 3508 | 3690 | 4062 | 4399 | 3610 | 3164 | 3129 | 3093 | 3093 | 2643 | 2236 | 1904 | 2110 | 4134 | 3751 | 3777 | 3691 | 3564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | W 20 | W 20 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3385 | 790 | 757 | 347 | 597 | 219 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 184 | 170 | 928 | 901 | 184 | 198 | 6 | 143 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 362 | 344 | 217 | 171 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 526 | 218 | 222 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 397 | 425 | 84 | 178 | 191 | 190 | 165 | 177 | 167 | 190 | 132 | 140 | 150 | 157 | 179 | 166 | 261 | 269 | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3272 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2076 | 1015 | 1015 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2105 |
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