Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3256 | 2872 | 2503 | 2271 | 2054 | 1780 | 1592 | 1323 | 1136 | 936 | 811 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 651 | 678 | 668 | 529 | 630 | 870 | 1065 | 1161 | 1235 | 1216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13AM0.15m | 12:53PM0.12m | 1:17AM0.15m | 11:09AM0.13m | 00:25AM0.15m | 11:24AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.11m | 6:09PM0.08m | 6:33AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.06m | 6:19AM0.08m | 6:13PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3256 | 2872 | 2503 | 2271 | 2054 | 1780 | 1592 | 1323 | 1136 | 936 | 811 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 651 | 678 | 668 | 529 | 630 | 870 | 1065 | 1161 | 1235 | 1216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 81 | 49 | 45 | 31 | 61 | 176 | 156 | 132 | 121 | 121 | 101 | 74 | 67 | 51 | 36 | 75 | 90 | 106 | 127 | 80 | 120 | 94 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 191 | 212 | 212 | 218 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2076 | 2560 | 2560 | 1007 | 2561 | 2560 | 12 | 12 | 2405 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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