Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5014 | 5341 | 7217 | 4774 | 6109 | 7851 | 7851 | 7342 | 6563 | 5456 | 4721 | 4374 | 3843 | 3347 | 2886 | 2576 | 2176 | 1783 | 1551 | 1317 | 1060 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM3.65m | 1:43AM3.41m | 2:13PM3.47m | 2:48AM3.22m | 3:21PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.55m | 7:39PM0.71m | 7:59AM0.76m | 8:39PM0.89m | 8:59AM0.96m | 9:45PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6563 | 5456 | 4721 | 4374 | 3843 | 3347 | 2886 | 2576 | 2176 | 1783 | 1551 | 1317 | 1060 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5014 | 5341 | 7217 | 4774 | 6109 | 7851 | 7851 | 7342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 330 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 215 | 142 | 102 | 102 | 183 | 284 | 284 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 290 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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