
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | 505 | 736 | 681 | 731 | 2144 | 4465 | 6591 | 6406 | 6586 | 7485 | 7341 | 7851 | 7454 | 6829 | 4833 | 3054 | 2879 | 1905 | 2346 | 2196 | 1960 | 2345 | 2239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07AM2.94m | 6:48PM2.99m | 7:05AM2.98m | 7:39PM3.12m | 7:55AM3.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM1.26m | 12:26PM1.12m | 1:01AM1.21m | 1:22PM1.06m | 1:52AM1.13m | 2:09PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
375 | 505 | 736 | 681 | 330 | 2144 | 4465 | — | 6406 | 6586 | — | 4049 | — | — | — | — | 2293 | 1820 | 647 | 2346 | 2196 | 1960 | 1325 | 1230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
352 | 352 | 352 | 500 | 731 | 120 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 191 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
40 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6591 | — | — | 7485 | 7341 | 7851 | 7454 | 6829 | 4833 | 3054 | 2879 | 1905 | — | — | — | 2345 | 2239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 102 | 102 | 49 | 87 | 110 | 215 | 106 | 143 | 215 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 0 |
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