Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 892 | 1518 | 1571 | 1634 | 1145 | 1010 | 936 | 1241 | 1729 | 2121 | 2551 | 2821 | 3074 | 2958 | 2613 | 5287 | 5046 | 5046 | 5267 | 5965 | 5159 | 5737 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39AM3.76m | 10:59PM3.95m | 11:20AM3.73m | 11:39PM3.84m | 11:59AM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.32m | 4:49PM0.30m | 5:14AM0.32m | 5:29PM0.37m | 5:56AM0.40m | 6:09PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 808 | 892 | 1518 | 1571 | 1634 | 1145 | 1010 | 936 | 1241 | 1729 | 2121 | 2551 | 2821 | 3074 | 2958 | 2613 | 2398 | 5046 | 5046 | 3412 | 5965 | 5159 | 3487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 382 | 319 | 76 | 3 | — | 182 | 289 | 108 | 88 | 13 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 15 | — | 149 | 220 | 368 | 664 | 771 | 5287 | 486 | — | 5267 | — | — | 5737 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 141 |
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