Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 215 | 140 | 202 | 202 | 247 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 508 | 897 | 1618 | 2349 | 2790 | 2994 | 3937 | 2931 | 2895 | 3441 | 3302 | 3260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:13PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.23m | 1:23PM0.17m | 1:19AM0.21m | 1:20PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.05m | 7:38AM0.05m | 6:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 218 | 215 | 140 | 107 | 120 | 180 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 384 | 897 | 1618 | 2349 | 2790 | 2994 | 3937 | 2931 | 2895 | 3441 | 3302 | 3260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 46 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 37 | 84 | 131 | 286 | 508 | 373 | 544 | 36 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 63 | 130 | 125 | 57 | 42 | 35 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 87 | 164 | 202 | 202 | 247 | 248 | 248 | 254 | 216 | 186 | 197 | 202 | 181 | 157 | 167 | 132 | 111 | — | 96 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 1015 | 1015 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 3325 | 3325 | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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