Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1299 | 1387 | 1956 | 1379 | 1875 | 1955 | 862 | 2490 | 2460 | 2609 | 2688 | 2516 | 2258 | 2228 | 2228 | 2020 | 2020 | 1992 | 1592 | 1355 | 2007 | 2429 | 2543 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM0.20m | 11:01PM0.18m | 10:59AM0.22m | 11:06PM0.20m | 11:14AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.07m | 5:17PM0.05m | 4:54AM0.06m | 5:20PM0.05m | 5:00AM0.04m | 5:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1299 | 1387 | 1956 | 1379 | 1875 | 1955 | 862 | 2490 | 2460 | 2609 | 2688 | 2516 | 2258 | 2228 | 2228 | 2020 | 2020 | 1992 | 1592 | 1355 | 2007 | 2429 | 2543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 18 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 569 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 418 | 418 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | E 5 | NNW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 220 | 188 | 161 | 82 | 94 | 66 | 75 | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 53 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 225 | 1010 | 1015 | 223 | 223 | 1015 | 1015 | 216 | 179 | 213 | 1015 | 1014 | 1015 | 178 | 1015 | 191 | 191 | 184 | 213 | 2459 | 216 | 2459 |
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