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 (2.1m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 1.1m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). 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 (2.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1647 | 1522 | 1480 | 1744 | 1966 | 2475 | 3385 | 3322 | 3436 | 3508 | 3690 | 4062 | 4714 | 3610 | 3164 | 3129 | 3093 | 3093 | 2643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.20m | 3:12PM0.18m | 2:48AM0.18m | 3:13PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.08m | 9:08AM0.06m | 9:11PM0.09m | 9:32AM0.08m | 9:02PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 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 |
| kJ | 1647 | 1522 | 1480 | 1390 | 1274 | 1095 | 1065 | 3322 | 3436 | 3508 | 3690 | 4062 | 4714 | 3610 | 3164 | 3129 | 3093 | 3093 | 2643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 20 | W 20 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 596 | 842 | 1744 | 1966 | 2475 | 3385 | 362 | 344 | 886 | 166 | 185 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 179 | 48 | 70 | 71 | 64 | 268 | 261 | 59 | 340 | 217 | 297 | — | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | E 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 93 | — | 114 | 54 | 949 | 850 | 487 | 202 | 224 | 200 | 217 | 206 | 213 | 226 | 220 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1015 | 3342 | 3272 | 3286 | 3272 | 3272 | 3272 | 3246 | 2405 | 2268 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 |
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