Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 142 | 284 | 264 | 719 | 305 | 410 | 632 | 640 | 587 | 551 | 483 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 430 | 349 | 305 | 264 | 264 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:29AM0.22m | 11:51PM0.20m | 11:46AM0.25m | 11:58PM0.22m | 12:06PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.02m | 5:43AM0.04m | 6:12PM0.01m | 5:58AM0.01m | 6:26PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 124 | 123 | 105 | 110 | 719 | 130 | 410 | 632 | 141 | 587 | 551 | 483 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 430 | 349 | 305 | 264 | 264 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | SW 17 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | NNE 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | NNE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 79 | 142 | 211 | 264 | 119 | 305 | 167 | 16 | 640 | 113 | 26 | 29 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 75 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | N 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 78 | 284 | 260 | 19 | 178 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 41 | 40 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 39 | 23 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | 158 | 133 | 36 | 183 | 113 | 113 | 128 | 94 | 77 | — | 75 | 77 | 54 | 42 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 1010 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 37 | 1014 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 179 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 13 |
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