
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- 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 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | 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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 199 | 192 | 436 | 509 | 691 | 822 | 811 | 754 | 721 | 700 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 538 | 442 | 379 | 336 | 282 | 209 | 205 | 184 | 262 | 294 | 242 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20AM3.02m | 6:55PM3.20m | 7:26AM3.09m | 7:52PM3.26m | 8:23AM3.21m | 8:42PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM1.09m | 1:14AM0.95m | 1:40PM0.97m | 2:10AM0.81m | 2:34PM0.83m | 2:57AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | 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 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
167 | 199 | 192 | 436 | 509 | 691 | 822 | 811 | 754 | 721 | 700 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 538 | 442 | 379 | 336 | 282 | 209 | 56 | 184 | 262 | 294 | 242 | 255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
40 | 39 | 173 | 117 | 104 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 205 | 142 | 137 | 103 | 101 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 16 |
74 | 103 | 47 | 38 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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