Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3740 | 3720 | 3502 | 2957 | 2681 | 2337 | 2346 | 3393 | 3501 | 3501 | 3489 | 3706 | 3912 | 3656 | 3413 | 3062 | 3017 | 2803 | 2554 | 2390 | 2281 | 2095 | 1895 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:27AM3.73m | 11:40PM3.80m | 12:03PM3.76m | 00:18AM3.75m | 12:42PM3.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.26m | 5:36PM0.31m | 5:57AM0.27m | 6:15PM0.38m | 6:37AM0.37m | 6:58PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 89 | 83 | 151 | 212 | 515 | 690 | 475 | 419 | 298 | 376 | 3398 | 3912 | 3656 | 3413 | 3062 | 3017 | 2803 | 2554 | 2390 | 2281 | 2095 | 1895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 205 | 263 | 280 | — | — | — | — | 493 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3740 | 3720 | 3502 | 2957 | 2681 | 2337 | 2346 | 3393 | 3501 | 3501 | 3489 | 3706 | 3033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 176 | 176 | 218 | 238 | 238 | 230 | 238 | 317 | 284 | 275 | 275 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 284 | 102 | 0 |
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