Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5978 | 4704 | 3721 | 3196 | 2907 | 2791 | 2244 | 2279 | 2275 | 1990 | 1844 | 1545 | 1333 | 1323 | 1197 | 1027 | 920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:30AM2.94m | 7:59PM3.14m | 8:18AM3.08m | 8:40PM3.30m | 9:00AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM1.15m | 2:13AM1.16m | 2:31PM1.02m | 2:53AM1.02m | 3:10PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5978 | 4704 | 3721 | 3196 | 2907 | 2791 | 2244 | 2279 | 2275 | 1990 | 1844 | 1545 | 1333 | 1323 | 1197 | 1027 | 920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 87 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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