Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 757 | 689 | 604 | 604 | 689 | 336 | 240 | 262 | 255 | 206 | 172 | 248 | 517 | 877 | 907 | 1110 | 1198 | 1077 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:44PM3.05m | 3:06AM3.03m | 3:38PM2.91m | 4:07AM2.87m | 4:50PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM1.17m | 9:26AM1.13m | 9:57PM1.33m | 10:24AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 841 | 757 | 689 | 604 | 604 | 26 | 336 | 240 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 172 | 248 | 517 | 877 | 907 | 1110 | 1198 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 53 | 53 | 66 | 51 | 65 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 144 | 62 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 689 | 143 | 237 | 262 | 255 | 206 | 147 | 106 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 230 | 183 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 102 | 274 |
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