Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 726 | 726 | 713 | 785 | 732 | 631 | 740 | 1373 | 1551 | 1386 | 4626 | 9361 | 9101 | 9044 | 9758 | 10068 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29PM3.66m | 8:53AM3.55m | 9:14PM3.79m | 9:37AM3.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.54m | 3:04PM0.46m | 3:27AM0.37m | 3:46PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 673 | 726 | 726 | 713 | 785 | 732 | 631 | 635 | 1373 | 1551 | 1386 | 1361 | 6567 | 9101 | 9044 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 212 | 188 | 280 | 352 | 390 | 427 | 305 | 378 | 731 | 1159 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 15 | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 172 | 69 | — | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 740 | 612 | 735 | 1370 | 4626 | 9361 | — | — | 9758 | 10068 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 132 | 131 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 102 | 87 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 |
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