Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3475 | 3345 | 2830 | 2512 | 2252 | 2041 | 1781 | 1408 | 1322 | 1121 | 1538 | 604 | 643 | 767 | 1674 | 1684 | 2581 | 2291 | 2086 | 1774 | 1557 | 1358 | 1133 | 898 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:13AM0.17m | 1:21PM0.22m | 1:42AM0.17m | 2:02PM0.22m | 2:11AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.02m | 7:03AM0.04m | 8:03PM0.04m | 7:40AM0.04m | 8:39PM0.06m | 8:18AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3475 | 3345 | 2830 | 2512 | 2252 | 2041 | 1781 | 1408 | 1322 | 1121 | 43 | 604 | 643 | 759 | 1674 | 1684 | 2581 | 2291 | 2086 | 1774 | 1557 | 1358 | 1133 | 898 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | S 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 240 | 291 | 767 | 447 | 468 | 56 | 75 | 103 | 100 | 79 | 95 | 91 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | NNE 8 | W 13 | W 13 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | SE 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 82 | 420 | 175 | 60 | 57 | 107 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 99 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 84 | 81 | 64 | 78 | 64 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 88 | 1538 | 212 | 145 | 124 | 210 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 210 | 191 | 92 | 163 | 199 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 2459 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2081 | 2081 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 1016 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 1016 | 1016 |
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