Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 994 | 1452 | 1527 | 2003 | 2662 | 3929 | 5352 | 5845 | 6675 | 7558 | 8220 | 8603 | 8872 | 7951 | 7763 | 7663 | 8147 | 7383 | 6476 | 5630 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55AM3.66m | 11:07PM3.80m | 11:29AM3.67m | 11:42PM3.76m | 12:04PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.41m | 5:24AM0.40m | 5:39PM0.46m | 6:01AM0.46m | 6:17PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 360 | 356 | 576 | 428 | 463 | 298 | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 780 | 994 | 1452 | 1527 | 2003 | 2662 | 3929 | 5352 | 5845 | 6675 | 7558 | 8220 | 8603 | 8872 | 7951 | 7763 | 7663 | 8147 | 7383 | 6476 | 5630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 224 | 252 | 106 | 106 | 131 | 106 | 131 | 207 | 188 | 131 | 131 | 108 | 111 | 131 | 111 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 |
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