Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 172 | 248 | 517 | 877 | 907 | 1110 | 1198 | 1077 | 968 | 771 | 626 | 336 | 397 | 527 | 1086 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:07AM2.87m | 4:50PM2.83m | 5:21AM2.80m | 6:11PM2.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM1.33m | 10:24AM1.26m | 11:08PM1.42m | 11:40AM1.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 147 | 109 | 517 | 877 | 907 | 1110 | 1198 | 1077 | 968 | 771 | 626 | 336 | 397 | 443 | 458 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 8 | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 172 | 248 | 76 | 54 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 72 | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 85 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 49 | 175 | 527 | 1086 | 1060 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 102 | 275 | 265 | 275 | 62 | 174 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 121 |
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