Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 801 | 829 | 818 | 974 | 1210 | 1110 | 915 | 1002 | 987 | 965 | 1172 | 787 | 2698 | 970 | 2716 | 763 | 1206 | 1099 | 1139 | 905 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:12PM0.26m | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.26m | 00:20AM0.25m | 12:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.02m | 6:17AM-0.00m | 6:32PM0.03m | 6:36AM-0.01m | 6:43PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 778 | 801 | 829 | 818 | 974 | 1210 | 1110 | 915 | 1002 | 987 | 965 | 1172 | 787 | 16 | 699 | 344 | 660 | 1206 | 1099 | 1139 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 193 | 193 | 193 | 88 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 240 | 334 | 330 | 512 | 9 | 474 | 38 | 421 | 144 | 55 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NNW 12 | NNE 9 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 120 | 94 | 92 | 153 | 53 | 20 | 49 | 207 | 18 | 90 | 89 | 69 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 425 | 2698 | 970 | 2716 | 763 | 418 | 546 | 418 | 375 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 191 | 3325 | 3202 | 2562 | 2562 | 3246 | 3754 | 3325 | 3335 | 2459 |
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