Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 9AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2236 | 1904 | 2110 | 4134 | 3751 | 3507 | 3691 | 3564 | 3016 | 2907 | 2503 | 2271 | 1803 | 1613 | 1531 | 1323 | 1088 | 936 | 822 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 651 | 678 |
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-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.17m | 2:40PM0.13m | 2:13AM0.15m | 12:53PM0.12m | 1:17AM0.15m | 11:09AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.10m | 7:09PM0.10m | 7:47AM0.11m | 6:09PM0.08m | 6:33AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2236 | 1904 | 2110 | 4134 | 3751 | 3507 | 3691 | 3564 | 3016 | 2907 | 2503 | 2271 | 1803 | 1613 | 1531 | 1323 | 1088 | 936 | 822 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 651 | 678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 218 | 928 | 901 | 198 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 111 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 215 | 188 | 156 | 132 | 121 | 101 | 74 | 72 | 57 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 8 | SSE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 526 | 232 | 232 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 126 | 152 | 161 | 197 | 245 | 251 | 285 | 298 | 324 | 338 | 310 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2179 | 3754 | 2560 | 2560 | 1007 | 1007 | 1007 | 12 | 2405 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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