Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2574 | 2351 | 2800 | 2189 | 2875 | 2839 | 2080 | 2133 | 1924 | 2162 | 1902 | 1690 | 1667 | 1496 | 1280 | 1139 | 1172 | 2162 | 2895 | 2796 | 2994 | 3770 | 3208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.17m | 10:51AM0.21m | 11:11PM0.18m | 11:05AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.10m | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.08m | 5:24PM0.04m | 5:02AM0.05m | 5:32PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2574 | 2351 | 2800 | 2189 | 2875 | 2839 | 2080 | 2133 | 1924 | 2162 | 1902 | 1690 | 1667 | 1496 | 1280 | 1139 | 1023 | 2162 | 2895 | 2796 | 2994 | 3770 | 3208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 9 | N 11 | S 20 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 16 | S 14 | S 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 119 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 237 | 584 | 1172 | 892 | 765 | 25 | 1294 | 84 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | S 26 | S 24 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNE 16 | — | — | SW 22 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 21 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 25 | — | — | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 141 | 48 | 85 | 83 | 114 | 104 | 215 | 336 | 362 | 417 | 404 | 404 | 428 | 368 | 341 | 377 | 387 | 327 | 1725 | 1838 | 286 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 3335 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3246 | 2562 | 2562 | 2562 | 3335 | 2562 | 3325 | 3202 | 3286 | 3325 | 3325 | 3754 | 3325 | 3758 | 3325 |
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