Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 2AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 7.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4574 | 5032 | 5290 | 6224 | 7083 | 6587 | 6037 | 5163 | 3919 | 3725 | 3156 | 3465 | 3078 | 2379 | 2460 | 2557 | 2452 | 1949 | 2049 | 2288 | 4876 | 4640 | 4582 | 3531 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM0.18m | 10:17AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.18m | 10:48AM0.18m | 11:51PM0.17m | 11:23AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.07m | 4:55AM0.11m | 4:53PM0.05m | 5:10AM0.09m | 5:33PM0.03m | 5:32AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
4574 | 5032 | 5290 | 6224 | 7083 | 6587 | 6037 | 5163 | 3919 | 3725 | 3156 | 3465 | 3078 | 2379 | 2460 | 2557 | 2452 | 1949 | 2049 | 2288 | 4876 | 4640 | 4582 | 3531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
65 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 80 | 75 | 653 | 951 | 1615 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
76 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 14 | 131 | 9 | 164 | 200 | 152 | 147 | 135 | 131 | 164 | 143 | 147 | 190 | 159 | 99 | — | — | — | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 3325 | 3335 | 3325 | 3754 | 3325 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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