Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 876 | 771 | 666 | 336 | 397 | 436 | 1147 | 1159 | 1050 | 1280 | 1601 | 3061 | 7658 | 11737 | 13841 | 12561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:21AM2.80m | 6:11PM2.87m | 6:32AM2.84m | 7:11PM2.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM1.42m | 11:40AM1.31m | 00:27AM1.40m | 12:51PM1.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1077 | 876 | 771 | 666 | 336 | 397 | 436 | 411 | 499 | 231 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 7 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 38 | 56 | — | 8 | 35 | 63 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 14 | 28 | 107 | 410 | 1147 | 1159 | 1050 | 1280 | 1601 | 3061 | 7658 | 11737 | 13841 | 12561 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 320 | 174 | 62 | 318 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 121 | 121 | 106 | 107 | 287 | 287 | 319 | 220 | 106 |
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