Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2511 | 3376 | 3519 | 3413 | 1796 | 784 | 1077 | 917 | 755 | 1107 | 997 | 569 | 433 | 568 | 322 | 317 | 382 | 416 | 478 | 504 | 480 | 491 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42AM0.18m | 00:09AM0.18m | 11:55AM0.21m | 00:15AM0.19m | 12:10PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.05m | 6:12PM0.01m | 6:05AM0.04m | 6:19PM0.01m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:29PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2511 | 3376 | 3519 | 339 | 1796 | 784 | 1077 | 917 | 755 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 433 | 339 | 322 | 317 | 294 | 289 | 271 | 213 | 206 | 164 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 845 | 726 | 455 | 377 | 662 | 634 | 553 | 506 | 432 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 4 | 4 | 238 | 85 | 83 | 40 | 36 | 58 | 128 | 214 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 458 | 109 | 178 | 3413 | 278 | 518 | 290 | 282 | 285 | 1107 | 997 | 569 | 308 | 568 | 164 | 287 | 382 | 416 | 478 | 504 | 480 | 491 | 440 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3754 | 3754 | 3335 | 2405 | 3325 | 3325 | 3335 | 3793 | 3335 | 3335 | 3335 | 3325 | 2105 | 2459 | 3754 | 2314 | 3335 | 3754 | 3950 | 3793 | 3246 | 3335 | 3335 |
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