Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3275 | 3241 | 4770 | 4659 | 4039 | 3940 | 3668 | 3622 | 3178 | 2629 | 2215 | 1929 | 1809 | 1784 | 1598 | 1310 | 1110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:49AM3.68m | 1:13PM3.40m | 1:32AM3.46m | 1:57PM3.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.57m | 7:10AM0.63m | 7:24PM0.76m | 7:53AM0.79m | 8:10PM0.97m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3275 | 785 | 4770 | — | 4039 | 3940 | 3668 | 3622 | 3178 | 2629 | 2215 | 1929 | 1809 | 1784 | 1598 | 1310 | 1110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — |
| kJ | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | — | SW 17 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 3241 | — | 4659 | — | 3263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 108 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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