
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
811 | 754 | 721 | 700 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 538 | 442 | 379 | 336 | 282 | 209 | 205 | 167 | 212 | 197 | 219 | 171 | 143 | 123 | 120 | 130 | 157 | 211 | 203 | 208 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26AM3.09m | 7:52PM3.26m | 8:23AM3.21m | 8:42PM3.33m | 9:10AM3.34m | 9:26PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.95m | 1:40PM0.97m | 2:10AM0.81m | 2:34PM0.83m | 2:57AM0.68m | 3:20PM0.72m | 3:39AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
811 | 754 | 721 | 700 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 538 | 442 | 379 | 336 | 282 | 209 | 205 | 144 | 212 | 197 | 219 | 171 | 143 | 123 | 120 | 117 | 114 | 150 | 203 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
34 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 167 | 137 | 103 | 101 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 130 | 157 | 211 | 200 | 204 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 26 | 66 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 115 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 196 | 87 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 54 |
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