Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 14 | WSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1442 | 1633 | 1883 | 2107 | 1874 | 2895 | 3244 | 1626 | 2228 | 2363 | 2776 | 4435 | 4245 | 4456 | 4755 | 5132 | 5061 | 4701 | 5195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:28PM3.35m | 1:50AM3.27m | 2:25PM3.17m | 2:58AM3.07m | 3:46PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.98m | 8:14AM0.99m | 8:52PM1.18m | 9:18AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1442 | 1633 | 1883 | 2107 | 1874 | 2218 | 2593 | 1626 | 2228 | 2363 | 2776 | 4435 | 4245 | 4456 | 4755 | 5132 | 5061 | 4701 | 5195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 77 | 77 | 2895 | 3244 | 784 | 2175 | — | — | — | 3496 | — | — | — | — | 180 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 216 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 134 | 210 | 259 | 284 | 284 | 255 |
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