Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1146 | 1441 | 1682 | 3959 | 11674 | 16987 | 14870 | 12145 | 9531 | 7502 | 6105 | 4704 | 3821 | 3388 | 3184 | 2847 | 2452 | 2454 | 2345 | 1788 | 1765 | 1606 | 1390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.84m | 7:11PM2.99m | 7:30AM2.94m | 7:59PM3.14m | 8:18AM3.08m | 8:40PM3.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM1.40m | 12:51PM1.26m | 1:27AM1.30m | 1:46PM1.15m | 2:13AM1.16m | 2:31PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 243 | 805 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9531 | 7502 | 6105 | 4704 | 3821 | 3388 | 3184 | 2847 | 2452 | 2454 | 2345 | 1788 | 1765 | 1606 | 1390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1146 | 1441 | 1682 | 3959 | 11674 | 16987 | 14870 | 12145 | 7524 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 108 | 106 | 215 | 224 | 290 | 220 | 102 | 87 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 49 | 48 |
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