Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2061 | 2126 | 2098 | 5759 | 2140 | 2111 | 5433 | 5116 | 4832 | 2274 | 2082 | 6699 | 4009 | 5915 | 7436 | 7919 | 8446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36AM2.79m | 3:09PM2.81m | 3:54AM2.67m | 4:35PM2.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM1.35m | 8:49AM1.33m | 9:37PM1.48m | 10:02AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2061 | 2126 | 2098 | — | 2140 | 2111 | — | 5116 | — | 2274 | 2082 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1449 | 1397 | 1397 | 5759 | 1445 | 1312 | 5433 | 3887 | 4832 | 953 | 1254 | 6699 | 4009 | 5915 | 7436 | 7919 | 8446 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 106 | 287 | 287 | 319 | 335 | 157 | 157 | 215 | 142 |
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