Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 1180 | 666 | 471 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 363 | 361 | 356 | 407 | 400 | 393 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 357 | 344 | 412 | 407 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.23m | 1:16AM0.21m | 1:25PM0.24m | 1:28AM0.21m | 1:43PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.02m | 7:17AM0.02m | 7:42PM0.03m | 7:35AM0.02m | 7:59PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 561 | 62 | 666 | 471 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 363 | 361 | 349 | 407 | 400 | 393 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 357 | 344 | 396 | 396 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 116 | 46 | 114 | 83 | 85 | 68 | 176 | 272 | 314 | 356 | 246 | 202 | 162 | 147 | 110 | 104 | 276 | 336 | 412 | 407 | 402 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NNE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 70 | 140 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 37 | 148 | 223 | 280 | 80 | 79 | 59 | 44 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 196 | 1180 | 81 | 154 | 176 | 164 | 144 | 142 | 128 | 111 | 100 | 146 | 164 | 164 | 160 | 151 | 165 | 148 | 131 | 127 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 216 | 215 | 3325 | 3325 | 2419 | 2405 | 2560 | 2459 | 2405 | 2405 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2314 | 2076 | 2076 | 1014 | 1014 | 1015 | 1014 |
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