Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 12AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 612 | 715 | 596 | 559 | 344 | 348 | 339 | 272 | 371 | 361 | 321 | 507 | 383 | 366 | 355 | 350 | 215 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM0.23m | 1:04PM0.19m | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.03m | 7:08AM0.01m | 6:52PM0.03m | 7:23AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 495 | 612 | 715 | 596 | 559 | 250 | 348 | 282 | 221 | 371 | 361 | 321 | 507 | 118 | 94 | 355 | 350 | 215 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 604 | 492 | 331 | 264 | 273 | 344 | 225 | 339 | 272 | 169 | 132 | 129 | 21 | 383 | 366 | 37 | 128 | 176 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NNW 11 | SSE 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 18 | NNW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 48 | 24 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 86 | 46 | 119 | 240 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 379 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 248 | 281 | 289 | 310 | 258 | 263 | 243 | 233 | 218 | 103 | 94 | 168 | 178 | 205 | 241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3982 | 3325 | 3325 | 2461 | 2459 | 2461 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 13 | 43 | 2459 | 2459 | 43 | 0 | 179 | 209 |
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