Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 477 | 454 | 292 | 238 | 196 | 319 | 382 | 773 | 920 | 3020 | 3678 | 4213 | 4590 | 3940 | 3700 | 3611 | 3284 | 2976 | 2976 | 2982 | 2754 | 2625 | 2625 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19AM3.62m | 9:45PM3.91m | 10:10AM3.72m | 10:34PM3.99m | 10:58AM3.75m | 11:21PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.58m | 3:33PM0.46m | 4:00AM0.44m | 4:21PM0.37m | 4:49AM0.39m | 5:08PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 477 | 454 | 292 | 238 | 146 | 319 | 382 | 773 | 920 | 3020 | 3678 | 4213 | 4590 | 3940 | 3700 | 3611 | 3284 | 2976 | 2976 | 2982 | 2754 | 2625 | 2625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 183 | 180 | 170 | 193 | 196 | 249 | 246 | 364 | 623 | 1180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 11 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 85 | 33 | 182 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2140 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 62 | 42 | 54 | 115 | 102 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 54 | 275 | 275 | 102 | 102 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 216 | 144 | 144 | 107 | 87 | 87 |
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