
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faaroa today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Faaroa at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
929 | 1013 | 898 | 886 | 1543 | 1951 | 1834 | 2543 | 2303 | 2612 | 2155 | 1797 | 1759 | 2062 | 2037 | 1785 | 1627 | 1603 | 1408 | 1308 | 1308 | 1163 | 943 | 822 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM0.19m | 1:29PM0.25m | 1:38AM0.20m | 2:01PM0.24m | 2:00AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.02m | 7:14AM0.02m | 7:56PM0.03m | 7:43AM0.02m | 8:20PM0.05m | 8:13AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
929 | 1013 | 898 | 886 | 1419 | 1951 | 1834 | 2543 | 2303 | 2612 | 2155 | 1797 | 1759 | 2062 | 2037 | 1785 | 1627 | 1603 | 1408 | 1308 | 1308 | 1163 | 943 | 822 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 9 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
759 | 467 | 413 | 527 | 1543 | 1083 | 1122 | 590 | 323 | 225 | 394 | 12 | 71 | 170 | 145 | 106 | 152 | 96 | 93 | 173 | 137 | 137 | 82 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 21 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
6 | 69 | 256 | 6 | 40 | 65 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 90 | 95 | 183 | 181 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 193 | 195 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
— | — | — | 848 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 781 | 569 | 520 | 633 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 1008 | 2459 | 2459 | 2459 | 3325 | 179 | 3335 | 178 | 3325 | 178 | 178 | 3754 | 178 | 178 | 191 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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