Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2151 | 2121 | 2218 | 2218 | 2250 | 2218 | 1941 | 1805 | 1672 | 1520 | 1380 | 1359 | 1162 | 1126 | 923 | 890 | 992 | 341 | 419 | 352 | 573 | 651 | 1035 |
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 | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM3.17m | 8:51PM3.41m | 9:13AM3.34m | 9:27PM3.57m | 9:48AM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.98m | 2:46PM0.83m | 3:05AM0.79m | 3:21PM0.65m | 3:40AM0.62m | 3:55PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2151 | 2121 | 2218 | 2218 | 2250 | 2218 | 1941 | 1805 | 1672 | 1520 | 1380 | 1359 | 1162 | 1126 | 923 | 890 | 992 | 315 | 344 | 352 | 573 | 651 | 799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 119 | 115 | 51 | 102 | 66 | 341 | 419 | 102 | 352 | 342 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | N 4 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 324 | — | — | 1035 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 275 | 275 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 275 | 275 | 290 | 102 | 54 | 174 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 290 | 290 | 13 | 42 | 174 |
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