Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 515 | 396 | 389 | 344 | 363 | 314 | 362 | 407 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 446 | 383 | 357 | 344 | 412 | 407 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM0.21m | 1:25PM0.24m | 1:28AM0.21m | 1:43PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.02m | 7:17AM0.02m | 7:42PM0.03m | 7:35AM0.02m | 7:59PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 515 | 396 | 389 | 344 | 363 | 314 | 362 | 407 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 446 | 383 | 357 | 344 | 396 | 403 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 83 | 85 | 68 | 176 | 272 | 314 | 303 | 205 | 202 | 191 | 174 | 134 | 104 | 276 | 336 | 412 | 407 | 402 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 41 | 70 | 140 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 148 | 223 | 280 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 44 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1018 | 123 | 187 | 182 | 145 | 142 | 131 | 131 | 164 | 212 | 219 | 216 | 181 | 195 | 161 | 171 | 146 | 146 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 3325 | 3325 | 2415 | 2405 | 2459 | 2562 | 2405 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2076 | 2098 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 |
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