Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1415 | 1397 | 1209 | 1072 | 1668 | 1247 | 710 | 669 | 722 | 640 | 808 | 1349 | 1014 | 1708 | 2006 | 4835 | 4308 | 4852 | 3344 | 3166 | 3897 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:33PM3.52m | 00:48AM3.33m | 1:08PM3.39m | 1:26AM3.17m | 1:46PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.79m | 7:05AM0.75m | 7:26PM0.97m | 7:42AM0.94m | 8:09PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1415 | 1397 | 1209 | 1072 | 1668 | 1247 | 710 | 669 | 722 | 588 | 808 | 1349 | 1014 | 1708 | 1422 | 4835 | 4308 | 4852 | 3344 | 3166 | 3897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | 85 | — | 87 | 512 | 31 | 711 | 640 | — | — | 554 | — | 2006 | 974 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 32 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 53 | 78 | — | — | 140 | 353 | 572 | — | — | 522 | 370 | 581 | 1350 | 111 | — | 154 | 372 | 542 | 435 | 316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 275 | 146 | 153 | 174 | 13 | 106 | 113 | 328 | 236 | 106 | 87 | 106 | 102 | 48 | 106 | 126 | 106 | 144 | 154 | 142 |
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