Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1210 | 1110 | 1018 | 1002 | 987 | 965 | 1172 | 787 | 1355 | 948 | 812 | 1721 | 1206 | 1223 | 1122 | 1058 | 892 | 878 | 865 | 690 | 653 | 560 | 551 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.26m | 00:20AM0.25m | 12:44PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.25m | 1:00PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM-0.00m | 6:32PM0.03m | 6:36AM-0.01m | 6:43PM0.03m | 6:55AM-0.01m | 6:51PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1210 | 1110 | 1018 | 1002 | 987 | 965 | 1172 | 787 | 1355 | 623 | 812 | 687 | 1206 | 1223 | 1122 | 1058 | 892 | 878 | 865 | 690 | 653 | 560 | 551 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 122 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 240 | 334 | 330 | 512 | 9 | 474 | 382 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 49 | 207 | 126 | 90 | 89 | 69 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 91 | 703 | 948 | 804 | 1721 | 536 | 340 | 293 | 255 | 269 | 261 | 233 | 195 | 173 | 189 | 213 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 3754 | 3325 | 3202 | 3272 | 2562 | 2562 | 3757 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3272 | 3272 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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