Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 82 | 73 | 47 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 113 | 130 | 159 | 196 | 274 | 418 | 760 | 1412 | 1508 | 1229 | 799 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:11AM3.16m | 3:54PM3.06m | 4:27AM3.06m | 5:27PM3.07m | 5:57AM3.08m | 6:50PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM1.10m | 10:17PM1.26m | 10:51AM1.19m | 11:45PM1.24m | 12:23PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 7 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 88 | 87 | 76 | 92 | 113 | 130 | 159 | 196 | 274 | 418 | 760 | 1412 | 455 | 665 | 799 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 73 | 40 | 31 | 42 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 142 | 160 | 267 | 348 | 576 | 353 | 207 | — | 610 | 577 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 57 | 37 | 36 | — | 212 | — | — | 128 | 352 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1508 | 1229 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 174 | 121 | 174 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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