
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 3PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3533 | 3484 | 3180 | 2253 | 2766 | 1914 | 1377 | 1377 | 1339 | 1633 | 2041 | 2033 | 2157 | 2119 | 1895 | 1895 | 1748 | 1748 | 1773 | 1659 | 1728 | 849 | 1551 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:05PM0.23m | 11:52PM0.24m | 12:23PM0.22m | 00:12AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM-0.00m | 6:01PM0.04m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 6:14PM0.04m | 6:42AM-0.00m | 6:26PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
3533 | 3484 | 3180 | 2253 | 2766 | 1914 | 1377 | 1377 | 1339 | 1633 | 2041 | 2033 | 2157 | 2119 | 1895 | 1895 | 1748 | 1748 | 1773 | 1659 | 1728 | 849 | 1551 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSW 16 | NNE 11 |
8 | 42 | 71 | 155 | 298 | 36 | 513 | 417 | 507 | 432 | 34 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 582 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | N 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 8 | N 15 | NNE 11 | NNW 15 |
21 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 41 | 7 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
— | — | 39 | 141 | 124 | 170 | 164 | 165 | 115 | 116 | 131 | 113 | 117 | 113 | 114 | 134 | 192 | 200 | 210 | 216 | 222 | 222 | 242 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2562 | 2562 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2459 | 1015 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 2405 | 13 | 37 | 2405 | 2076 |
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