Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1191 | 1175 | 1301 | 1716 | 1957 | 2164 | 2109 | 1758 | 1557 | 1537 | 1241 | 1102 | 1102 | 1028 | 1083 | 1112 | 1112 | 921 | 909 | 886 | 829 | 711 | 720 | 730 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:33AM3.46m | 9:51PM3.61m | 10:14AM3.57m | 10:30PM3.64m | 10:51AM3.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.55m | 3:43PM0.53m | 4:04AM0.42m | 4:24PM0.45m | 4:42AM0.36m | 5:01PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1191 | 1175 | 1301 | 1716 | 1957 | 2164 | 2109 | 1758 | 1557 | 1537 | 1241 | 1102 | 1102 | 1028 | 1083 | 1112 | 1112 | 921 | 909 | 293 | 829 | 711 | 720 | 730 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 32 | 31 | — | 26 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 25 | 137 | 230 | 886 | 208 | 580 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 67 | — | — | — | 318 | 333 | 415 | 380 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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