Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1161 | 1110 | 907 | 833 | 680 | 486 | 993 | 745 | 790 | 861 | 1405 | 2686 | 3669 | 5603 | 5985 | 5497 | 5088 | 4817 | 3861 | 3136 | 2460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM3.45m | 10:27PM3.66m | 10:47AM3.51m | 11:01PM3.71m | 11:21AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.66m | 4:40AM0.70m | 4:54PM0.60m | 5:15AM0.64m | 5:29PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1161 | 1110 | 907 | 833 | 680 | 486 | 295 | 700 | 721 | 663 | — | 232 | — | 5603 | 5985 | 5497 | 5088 | 4817 | 3861 | 3136 | 2460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | NW 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 47 | 45 | 232 | 314 | — | 246 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 195 | 75 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 42 | 54 | 67 | 109 | 371 | 993 | 745 | 790 | 861 | 1405 | 2686 | 3669 | 4806 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 87 | 42 | 54 | 173 | 118 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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