Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1672 | 1520 | 1380 | 1180 | 1162 | 1083 | 965 | 800 | 890 | 292 | 692 | 352 | 352 | 347 | 394 | 397 | 354 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 376 | 514 | 1242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:13AM3.34m | 9:27PM3.57m | 9:48AM3.48m | 10:00PM3.70m | 10:22AM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.79m | 3:21PM0.65m | 3:40AM0.62m | 3:55PM0.51m | 4:14AM0.49m | 4:28PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 1672 | 1520 | 1380 | 1180 | 1162 | 1083 | 965 | 800 | 890 | 231 | 692 | 306 | 322 | 290 | 394 | 397 | 354 | 230 | 151 | 290 | 376 | 514 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 52 | 119 | 115 | 51 | 102 | 66 | 292 | 257 | 352 | 352 | 347 | 309 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 160 | 157 | 76 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 29 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 40 | 114 | 109 | 77 | 64 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NW 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 309 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 1242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 102 | 48 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 290 | 287 | 287 | 275 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 106 | 106 |
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