Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 622 | 757 | 746 | 951 | 1471 | 1227 | 1077 | 923 | 471 | 396 | 389 | 344 | 411 | 361 | 356 | 407 | 533 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:03AM0.20m | 1:06PM0.23m | 1:16AM0.21m | 1:25PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.01m | 6:58AM0.02m | 7:24PM0.02m | 7:17AM0.02m | 7:42PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 515 | 622 | 757 | 746 | 951 | 1062 | 116 | 1077 | 923 | 471 | 396 | 389 | 344 | 411 | 361 | 356 | 407 | 400 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 121 | 47 | 62 | 114 | 83 | 85 | 68 | 176 | 272 | 314 | 343 | 278 | 36 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 12 | NNE 12 | S 12 | NNE 12 | SSE 12 | E 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 77 | 56 | 80 | 94 | 48 | 7 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 70 | 140 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 37 | 39 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1471 | 1227 | — | 53 | 166 | 184 | 164 | 141 | 119 | 137 | 108 | 89 | 533 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 213 | 213 | 216 | 3325 | 3325 | 2405 | 2405 | 2561 | 2459 | 2405 | 2405 | 2076 | 2076 |
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