
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
449 | 386 | 351 | 339 | 264 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 166 | 160 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 133 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 379 | 179 | 380 | 251 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16PM0.11m | 1:37AM0.15m | 9:58AM0.13m | 00:18AM0.15m | 10:37AM0.15m | 00:12AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.11m | 6:02PM0.11m | 7:42AM0.12m | 5:28PM0.08m | 6:09AM0.12m | 5:44PM0.05m | 5:47AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 16 |
286 | 386 | 220 | 220 | 264 | 261 | 65 | 96 | 188 | 183 | 121 | 142 | 164 | 189 | 236 | 309 | 277 | 260 | 255 | 379 | 255 | 247 | 235 | 436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 11 |
449 | 112 | 351 | 339 | 171 | 103 | 258 | 255 | 79 | 77 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 133 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 186 | 179 | 380 | 144 | 219 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
32 | 32 | 113 | 146 | 27 | 70 | 220 | 209 | 166 | 160 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 56 | 171 | 251 | 241 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 11 | E 5 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
25 | 249 | 18 | — | 234 | 214 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 43 | 47 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2461 | 2459 | 2459 | 43 | 2459 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 241 | 1007 | 0 | 191 | 179 | 2459 | 191 |
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