Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 515 | 487 | 478 | 396 | 325 | 275 | 421 | 221 | 176 | 213 | 121 | 141 | 124 | 124 | 99 | 103 | 131 | 75 | 175 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM0.23m | 12:05PM0.22m | 11:58PM0.23m | 12:25PM0.20m | 00:18AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.01m | 6:00PM0.04m | 6:20AM0.00m | 6:15PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 492 | 515 | 487 | 478 | 396 | 325 | 275 | 421 | 221 | 176 | 176 | 120 | 141 | 124 | 124 | 99 | 103 | 66 | 49 | 49 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 251 | 289 | 256 | 172 | 155 | 192 | 147 | 226 | 217 | 201 | 68 | 70 | 78 | 78 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 131 | 110 | 105 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | NNW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 14 | N 10 | S 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 329 | 356 | 352 | 258 | 302 | 232 | 229 | 111 | 107 | 96 | 213 | 121 | 188 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 133 | 49 | 75 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 63 | 63 | 86 | 96 | 99 | 102 | 125 | 82 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 131 | 74 | 175 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 179 | 213 | 3325 | 3325 | 3272 |
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