Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1743 | 1699 | 1592 | 1297 | 1261 | 947 | 774 | 663 | 479 | 406 | 325 | 515 | 910 | 1936 | 2966 | 2420 | 1222 | 862 | 1162 | 864 | 651 | 375 | 673 | 705 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23AM3.65m | 10:36PM3.71m | 11:03AM3.77m | 11:18PM3.75m | 11:43AM3.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.30m | 4:33PM0.35m | 4:52AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.32m | 5:34AM0.27m | 5:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1743 | 1699 | 1592 | 1297 | 1261 | 947 | 774 | 663 | 479 | 406 | 304 | 357 | 504 | 1936 | 2966 | 2420 | 1222 | 862 | 1162 | 864 | 651 | 276 | 261 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | — | 34 | — | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 108 | 90 | 51 | — | — | — | 417 | 435 | 584 | 432 | 348 | 346 | 31 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 86 | — | 282 | 290 | 31 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | — | 42 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 94 | 212 | 325 | 515 | 910 | — | — | — | 119 | 244 | — | — | — | 375 | 673 | 705 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 102 | 275 | 275 | 290 | 290 | 131 | 131 | 157 | 174 | 108 | 447 | 533 | 336 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 176 | 281 |
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