Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1393 | 1241 | 1102 | 1102 | 1028 | 1083 | 1112 | 1112 | 921 | 909 | 874 | 829 | 711 | 720 | 730 | 711 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 456 | 390 | 313 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:14AM3.57m | 10:30PM3.64m | 10:51AM3.64m | 11:07PM3.63m | 11:26AM3.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.42m | 4:24PM0.45m | 4:42AM0.36m | 5:01PM0.44m | 5:19AM0.37m | 5:37PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1393 | 1241 | 1102 | 1102 | 1028 | 1083 | 1112 | 1112 | 921 | 909 | 874 | 829 | 268 | 720 | 730 | 711 | 229 | 163 | 143 | 136 | 143 | 130 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 29 | 178 | 286 | — | 711 | — | — | 491 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 456 | 390 | 313 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 72 | 114 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 125 | — | 264 | 326 | — | 446 | 380 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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