Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 907 | 867 | 854 | 2598 | 949 | 973 | 748 | 574 | 599 | 871 | 1173 | 1474 | 1802 | 2456 | 2767 | 2900 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53PM3.53m | 9:18AM3.49m | 9:28PM3.67m | 9:52AM3.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.47m | 3:24PM0.43m | 3:43AM0.32m | 4:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 947 | 907 | 867 | 854 | — | 679 | 471 | 549 | 531 | 428 | 216 | 138 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | W 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 266 | 240 | 250 | 376 | 2598 | 949 | 973 | 748 | 574 | 599 | 871 | 1173 | 1474 | 1802 | 2456 | 2767 | 2900 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 131 | 107 | 111 | 113 | 131 | 131 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 196 | 176 | 294 | 106 | 106 |
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