Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 186 | 186 | 435 | 427 | 320 | 699 | 663 | 652 | 515 | 449 | 1571 | 1005 | 1431 | 816 | 904 | 1774 | 1647 | 1760 | 1708 | 1481 | 1299 | 1201 | 991 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.16m | 11:13AM0.18m | 00:20AM0.16m | 11:47AM0.20m | 00:35AM0.17m | 12:22PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.05m | 5:47AM0.10m | 6:09PM0.03m | 5:59AM0.08m | 6:36PM0.02m | 6:20AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 255 | 260 | 255 | 435 | 175 | 320 | 699 | 663 | 652 | 515 | 449 | 1571 | 1005 | 1431 | 816 | 904 | 1774 | 1647 | 1760 | 1708 | 1481 | 1299 | 1201 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | SW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 120 | 186 | 179 | 380 | 251 | 309 | 498 | 204 | 344 | 334 | 437 | 14 | 204 | 256 | 387 | 506 | 13 | 497 | 497 | 486 | 675 | 733 | 742 | 991 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | NNE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 186 | 116 | 173 | 258 | 17 | 276 | 319 | 319 | 273 | 45 | 111 | 14 | 253 | 149 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 37 | 53 | — | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2560 | 2459 | 1007 | 1007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3754 | 179 | 3754 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 3325 | 3754 | 3754 |
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