Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2044 | 2206 | 5603 | 4873 | 5158 | 6035 | 5630 | 4996 | 4916 | 1349 | 1581 | 2642 | 3770 | 2721 | 2374 | 2185 | 2054 | 1738 | 1190 | 1358 | 1079 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:43AM3.18m | 4:24PM3.06m | 4:47AM3.15m | 5:41PM3.12m | 6:02AM3.18m | 6:59PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM1.01m | 10:41PM1.16m | 11:13AM1.03m | 11:58PM1.12m | 12:32PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2044 | 2206 | 3415 | 870 | 751 | 175 | 223 | 432 | 432 | 1349 | 1581 | 2642 | 3770 | 2721 | 2374 | 2185 | 2054 | 1738 | 1190 | 1358 | 1079 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 22 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 390 | 348 | — | — | 117 | 45 | — | — | — | 907 | 897 | — | 93 | — | — | 85 | 44 | 80 | 25 | 17 | 534 | 283 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 128 | 251 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 303 | — | 5603 | 4873 | 5158 | 6035 | 5630 | 4996 | 4916 | 823 | 498 | 340 | 176 | 103 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 108 | 150 | 215 | 278 | 278 | 289 | 117 | 106 | 48 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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