Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1585 | 1825 | 987 | 777 | 732 | 732 | 599 | 607 | 465 | 394 | 388 | 388 | 430 | 475 | 479 | 380 | 268 | 234 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:57PM2.94m | 7:30AM2.88m | 7:47PM3.10m | 8:21AM3.06m | 8:32PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM1.10m | 1:42PM1.04m | 2:12AM0.86m | 2:30PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1585 | 1825 | 987 | 777 | 732 | 732 | 599 | 607 | 465 | 394 | 388 | 388 | 321 | 475 | 479 | 380 | 257 | 156 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 193 | 164 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 268 | 223 | 223 | 268 | 220 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | W 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 61 | 88 | 234 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 221 | 198 | — | — | 130 | 147 | 174 | 215 | 244 | 300 | 364 | 430 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 188 | 131 | 102 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 107 | 131 | 131 | 275 | 183 | 183 | 102 | 102 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||||
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