Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 867 | 792 | 870 | 822 | 822 | 811 | 799 | 742 | 332 | 261 | 222 | 178 | 219 | 270 | 491 | 1018 | 1716 | 2954 | 2457 | 2101 |
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-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.79m | 4:35AM2.71m | 5:26PM2.77m | 5:56AM2.73m | 6:38PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM1.32m | 10:19PM1.49m | 10:49AM1.43m | 11:47PM1.50m | 12:16PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 854 | 867 | 792 | 870 | 822 | 822 | 811 | 799 | 742 | 332 | 261 | 222 | 178 | 219 | 215 | 149 | 104 | 234 | 229 | 176 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 17 | W 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 135 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | 222 | 39 | 67 | 137 | 142 | 102 | — | 219 | 14 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 668 | 70 | 68 | 53 | 74 | 74 | 104 | 176 | 270 | 491 | 1018 | 1716 | 2954 | 2457 | 2101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 145 | 154 | 144 | 145 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 290 | 290 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 146 | 106 | 106 |
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