
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1028 | 1083 | 1112 | 1112 | 921 | 921 | 886 | 829 | 711 | 720 | 730 | 711 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 456 | 390 | 313 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30PM3.64m | 10:51AM3.64m | 11:07PM3.63m | 11:26AM3.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.45m | 4:42AM0.36m | 5:01PM0.44m | 5:19AM0.37m | 5:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
1028 | 1083 | 1112 | 1112 | 921 | 921 | 886 | 829 | 315 | 720 | 730 | 302 | 257 | 182 | 538 | 456 | 390 | 86 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
16 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 71 | 154 | 292 | — | 711 | — | — | 711 | 553 | 545 | 142 | 112 | 94 | 313 | 257 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 72 | 114 | 178 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | 315 | — | 294 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 54 | 13 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 48 | 54 | 42 | 131 | 108 | 54 |
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