Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1496 | 1262 | 1058 | 892 | 781 | 769 | 781 | 653 | 643 | 551 | 543 | 405 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 349 | 469 | 216 | 246 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:34AM0.25m | 1:00PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.03m | 6:55AM-0.01m | 6:51PM0.04m | 7:14AM0.00m | 6:56PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1496 | 1262 | 1058 | 892 | 781 | 769 | 781 | 653 | 643 | 551 | 543 | 405 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 349 | 87 | 84 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 29 | 73 | 58 | 44 | 130 | 125 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 63 | 97 | 90 | 28 | 26 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 301 | 275 | 308 | 336 | 344 | 287 | 228 | 210 | 183 | 215 | 208 | 178 | 158 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 469 | 216 | 246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3325 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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