Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 425 | 401 | 299 | 355 | 350 | 244 | 213 | 768 | 893 | 849 | 663 | 703 | 585 | 404 | 390 | 847 | 847 | 469 | 457 | 452 | 424 | 387 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:06AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.14m | 1:08AM0.17m | 12:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.05m | 6:41PM0.05m | 7:13AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 321 | 425 | 139 | 118 | 104 | 350 | 170 | 192 | 768 | 893 | 849 | 663 | 703 | 585 | 404 | 335 | 847 | 847 | 469 | 457 | 452 | 424 | 387 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 17 | 401 | 299 | 86 | 128 | 176 | 170 | 92 | 74 | 58 | 61 | 86 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 72 | 72 | 178 | 98 | 128 | 66 | 68 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 13 | NNW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | E 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 355 | 46 | 124 | 213 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 270 | 182 | 190 | 313 | 390 | 93 | 87 | 70 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 243 | 259 | 128 | 110 | 251 | 183 | 244 | 163 | — | 38 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 60 | 61 | 76 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2459 | 37 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 2461 | 216 | 3325 | 37 | 179 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 2459 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1016 |
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