
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
509 | 691 | 822 | 811 | 754 | 721 | 700 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 538 | 442 | 379 | 336 | 282 | 240 | 205 | 167 | 160 | 153 | 125 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:55PM3.20m | 7:26AM3.09m | 7:52PM3.26m | 8:23AM3.21m | 8:42PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.95m | 1:40PM0.97m | 2:10AM0.81m | 2:34PM0.83m | 2:57AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
509 | 691 | 822 | 811 | 754 | 721 | 700 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 538 | 442 | 379 | 336 | 282 | 240 | 205 | 144 | 160 | 153 | 125 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
104 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 167 | 137 | 103 | 101 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 9 | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 9 |
21 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 115 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
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