Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2037 | 1785 | 1603 | 1579 | 1387 | 1420 | 1288 | 1163 | 946 | 932 | 630 | 528 | 686 | 690 | 422 | 1794 | 1846 | 2090 | 1765 | 1569 | 1513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:01PM0.24m | 2:00AM0.21m | 2:30PM0.23m | 2:22AM0.20m | 2:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.05m | 8:13AM0.03m | 8:42PM0.06m | 8:41AM0.04m | 9:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2037 | 1785 | 1603 | 1579 | 1387 | 1420 | 1288 | 1163 | 946 | 78 | 630 | 528 | 686 | 690 | 422 | 1794 | 1846 | 2090 | 1765 | 1569 | 1513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 |
| kJ | 145 | 140 | 152 | 96 | 93 | 173 | 137 | 137 | 82 | 195 | 75 | 142 | 110 | 109 | 251 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 596 | 842 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SSW 20 | SW 26 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 90 | 95 | 183 | 181 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 193 | 11 | 195 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 150 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 179 | 70 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 932 | 31 | 37 | 322 | 506 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1007 | 1007 | 178 | 3335 | 178 | 179 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 3299 | 3299 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 3286 |
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