Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 810 | 810 | 787 | 804 | 804 | 859 | 804 | 828 | 865 | 787 | 711 | 612 | 471 | 465 | 398 | 352 | 638 | 665 | 492 | 826 | 799 | 4021 | 5564 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM3.06m | 4:33PM2.92m | 5:02AM2.97m | 5:43PM2.91m | 6:07AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM1.15m | 10:19AM1.10m | 10:48PM1.24m | 11:22AM1.14m | 11:57PM1.26m | 12:26PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 810 | 810 | 787 | 804 | 804 | 859 | 804 | 828 | 865 | 787 | 711 | 612 | 471 | 465 | 398 | 210 | 638 | 665 | 307 | 826 | 799 | 41 | 3488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 126 | 352 | 347 | 458 | 492 | 178 | 355 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 11 | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 257 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 118 | — | — | 39 | — | 84 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 74 | 62 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 117 | 4021 | 5564 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 236 | 236 | 238 | 242 | 242 | 102 | 102 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 1 |
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