Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunrise today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunrise at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sunrise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 679 | 264 | 264 | 201 | 190 | 202 | 171 | 176 | 190 | 267 | 342 | 363 | 392 | 392 | 348 | 341 | 303 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.01m | 4:30AM1.86m | 4:47PM1.93m | 5:07AM1.78m | 5:24PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:11AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 264 | 193 | 201 | 190 | 202 | 171 | 176 | 190 | 267 | 342 | 363 | 392 | 392 | 348 | 341 | 303 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 20 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 10 | 148 | 111 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 69 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 22 | S 21 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 69 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 780 | 679 | 223 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | 74 | 25 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 252 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 34 | 587 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
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