Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1001 | 988 | 1040 | 1067 | 1005 | 921 | 921 | 1054 | 1126 | 1162 | 1102 | 1191 | 1175 | 1504 | 1716 | 1957 | 2164 | 2109 | 2002 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM3.39m | 8:46AM3.31m | 9:08PM3.52m | 9:33AM3.46m | 9:51PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.90m | 2:36AM0.74m | 2:58PM0.69m | 3:22AM0.55m | 3:43PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1001 | 988 | 1040 | 1067 | 1005 | 921 | 921 | 1054 | 1126 | 1162 | 1102 | 1191 | 1175 | 1504 | 1716 | 1957 | 2164 | 2109 | 2002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 57 | 51 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 49 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 110 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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