Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2756 | 4066 | 3364 | 2721 | 2374 | 1721 | 1571 | 1531 | 1361 | 1340 | 978 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 | 1869 | 1845 | 1721 | 1677 | 1453 | 1314 | 1158 | 1142 | 961 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.12m | 6:02AM3.18m | 6:59PM3.28m | 7:19AM3.30m | 8:02PM3.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM1.03m | 11:58PM1.12m | 12:32PM0.96m | 1:14AM0.97m | 1:43PM0.81m | 2:16AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2756 | 4066 | 3364 | 2721 | 2374 | 1721 | 1571 | 1531 | 1361 | 1340 | 978 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 | 1869 | 1845 | 1721 | 1677 | 1453 | 1314 | 1158 | 1142 | 961 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 19 | S 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 897 | — | — | — | 59 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 251 | 21 | 534 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 80 | 127 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 328 | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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