Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 290 | 290 | 281 | 273 | 356 | 325 | 325 | 370 | 359 | 343 | 328 | 256 | 250 | 279 | 568 | 711 | 851 | 993 | 967 | 1413 | 1191 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18PM3.43m | 11:36AM3.58m | 11:53PM3.38m | 12:10PM3.53m | 00:29AM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.68m | 5:30AM0.60m | 5:50PM0.76m | 6:05AM0.70m | 6:26PM0.87m | 6:41AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 388 | 290 | 290 | 281 | 246 | 356 | 325 | 325 | 147 | 359 | 343 | 144 | 144 | 250 | 246 | 246 | 239 | 851 | 993 | 967 | 1413 | 1191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 13 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 273 | 220 | 216 | 149 | 7 | 147 | 144 | 107 | 171 | 142 | 279 | 568 | 711 | 200 | 89 | 115 | 23 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | 220 | 140 | — | — | — | 96 | 67 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 370 | — | — | 328 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 236 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 13 | 118 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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