Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3590 | 3162 | 2655 | 2185 | 2004 | 1736 | 1581 | 1536 | 1507 | 1962 | 2275 | 757 | 746 | 2506 | 2346 | 2039 | 2039 | 3905 | 4651 | 2031 | 5288 | 3995 | 3908 | 3513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM3.13m | 2:48AM3.25m | 3:22PM3.08m | 3:43AM3.18m | 4:24PM3.06m | 4:47AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.93m | 8:44PM1.06m | 9:12AM0.97m | 9:38PM1.13m | 10:06AM1.01m | 10:41PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 3590 | 3162 | 2655 | 2185 | 2004 | 1736 | 1581 | 1536 | 1507 | 18 | 37 | 757 | 746 | 211 | 390 | 2039 | 2039 | 597 | 751 | 2031 | 221 | 3995 | 3214 | 907 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | SW 21 | WSW 21 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 18 |
| kJ | 135 | 98 | 80 | 54 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 96 | 133 | 246 | 205 | 373 | 733 | — | 117 | 176 | — | 432 | 432 | 653 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 318 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 15 | — | — | 1962 | 2275 | 473 | 374 | 2506 | 2346 | — | — | 3905 | 4651 | 1897 | 5288 | 3642 | 3908 | 3513 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 48 | 87 | 1 | 106 | 106 | 117 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 48 |
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