Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1581 | 1536 | 1383 | 1422 | 1568 | 769 | 746 | 1012 | 2635 | 2677 | 5524 | 5091 | 4780 | 5774 | 5211 | 4363 | 4401 | 3189 | 2557 | 4066 | 3364 | 2721 | 1845 | 2185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:48AM3.25m | 3:22PM3.08m | 3:43AM3.18m | 4:24PM3.06m | 4:47AM3.15m | 5:41PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.97m | 9:38PM1.13m | 10:06AM1.01m | 10:41PM1.16m | 11:13AM1.03m | 11:58PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1581 | 1536 | 1383 | 1422 | 37 | 769 | 746 | 1012 | 390 | 667 | 3725 | 870 | 969 | 175 | 223 | 432 | 432 | 907 | 2557 | 4066 | 3364 | 2721 | 1845 | 2185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 96 | 190 | 211 | 348 | 813 | — | — | 117 | — | — | 497 | 481 | 653 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 1568 | 302 | 395 | 456 | 2635 | 2677 | 5524 | 5091 | 4780 | 5774 | 5211 | 4363 | 4401 | 3189 | 339 | 249 | 141 | — | 79 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 87 | 53 | 106 | 117 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 150 | 117 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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