Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1191 | 886 | 886 | 785 | 785 | 1273 | 1451 | 1517 | 1498 | 1460 | 1368 | 1297 | 1072 | 947 | 774 | 663 | 479 | 406 | 304 | 450 | 831 | 1313 | 2770 | 2001 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45AM3.47m | 9:54PM3.60m | 10:23AM3.65m | 10:36PM3.71m | 11:03AM3.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.44m | 3:52PM0.46m | 4:12AM0.30m | 4:33PM0.35m | 4:52AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1191 | 886 | 886 | 785 | 785 | 1273 | 1451 | 1517 | 1498 | 1460 | 1368 | 1297 | 1072 | 947 | 774 | 663 | 479 | 406 | 304 | 304 | 346 | 569 | 2770 | 2001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 283 | 34 | 352 | 344 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 107 | 51 | 51 | — | — | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | WSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | 182 | 35 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 31 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 87 | 165 | 261 | 450 | 831 | 1313 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 330 | 284 | 284 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 275 | 290 | 290 | 131 | 215 | 131 | 174 | 157 | 336 | 131 | 196 | 106 | 106 |
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