Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 545 | 465 | 451 | 382 | 406 | 283 | 273 | 340 | 325 | 334 | 291 | 284 | 277 | 199 | 218 | 255 | 300 | 683 | 615 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM3.42m | 8:44PM3.72m | 9:09AM3.60m | 9:33PM3.89m | 9:56AM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.67m | 2:59AM0.58m | 3:21PM0.46m | 3:46AM0.41m | 4:06PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 617 | 545 | 465 | 451 | 382 | 286 | 230 | 154 | 340 | 325 | 334 | 291 | 284 | 161 | 184 | 218 | 255 | 300 | 683 | 615 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 325 | 406 | 283 | 273 | 67 | 47 | 31 | 76 | 137 | 277 | 199 | 186 | 229 | 178 | 312 | 612 | 604 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 89 | 170 | 221 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 42 | 38 | 94 | 124 | 204 | 174 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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