Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 6PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 788 | 991 | 962 | 1161 | 1024 | 1010 | 1057 | 580 | 890 | 1371 | 1305 | 1273 | 1341 | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 3931 | 4151 | 4026 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:26PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.22m | 12:42PM0.26m | 00:44AM0.23m | 12:58PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.01m | 6:32AM0.01m | 6:55PM0.02m | 6:48AM0.00m | 7:09PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 191 | 991 | 962 | 1161 | 1024 | 1010 | 1057 | 569 | 890 | 1371 | 1305 | 1273 | 1341 | 2024 | 2465 | 2682 | 3415 | 3668 | 3931 | 4151 | 4026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 788 | 65 | 88 | 37 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 580 | 297 | 129 | 12 | 218 | 216 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 282 | 430 | 362 | 362 | 404 | 453 | 485 | 460 | 474 | 348 | 622 | 689 | 657 | 691 | 711 | 703 | 662 | 639 | 582 | 547 | 547 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3202 | 3202 | 3246 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3202 | 3193 | 3193 | 3193 | 3758 | 3335 | 3335 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 3151 | 2405 | 2268 | 2268 |
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