Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 551 | 469 | 399 | 387 | 322 | 265 | 215 | 140 | 550 | 120 | 225 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 508 | 897 | 1618 | 2251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:50AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.23m | 1:23PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.04m | 7:14AM0.00m | 6:56PM0.04m | 7:30AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 643 | 551 | 469 | 399 | 387 | 322 | 265 | 215 | 140 | 84 | 107 | 180 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 384 | 897 | 1618 | 2251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 44 | 73 | 77 | 29 | 63 | 97 | 63 | 58 | 125 | 120 | 45 | 84 | 131 | 286 | 508 | 373 | 544 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | NE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 85 | 98 | 87 | 26 | 82 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 129 | 107 | 171 | 155 | 150 | 149 | 149 | 136 | 77 | 550 | 138 | 225 | 261 | 216 | 209 | 209 | 222 | 247 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 216 | 216 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 1015 | 1015 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 |
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