
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 458 | 450 | 396 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 382 | 352 | 482 | 1210 | 1291 | 1272 | 1161 | 1179 | 1005 | 833 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:00AM3.22m | 9:17PM3.44m | 9:38AM3.35m | 9:52PM3.57m | 10:13AM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.88m | 3:29AM0.90m | 3:46PM0.76m | 4:05AM0.79m | 4:20PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 458 | 450 | 396 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 382 | 352 | 352 | 1210 | 1291 | 1272 | 1161 | 1179 | 1005 | 833 | 732 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 18 | NW 5 | WSW 21 |
6 | — | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 64 | 122 | 279 | 482 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 62 | 22 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 38 | — | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 167 | 91 | 13 | 13 |
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