Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2360 | 2948 | 2259 | 917 | 736 | 1162 | 745 | 615 | 508 | 496 | 828 | 976 | 860 | 900 | 784 | 728 | 893 | 1449 | 1958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18PM3.75m | 11:43AM3.82m | 00:02AM3.70m | 12:27PM3.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.32m | 5:34AM0.27m | 5:58PM0.38m | 6:19AM0.38m | 6:45PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | — | W 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 2360 | 2948 | 2259 | 917 | 736 | 1162 | 745 | 615 | 508 | 496 | 277 | — | 20 | — | — | 313 | 418 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 397 | 428 | 562 | 473 | 383 | 290 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 84 | 123 | — | 351 | 290 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 40 | — | 164 | 312 | 369 | — | — | — | 314 | 406 | 828 | 976 | 860 | 900 | 784 | 728 | 893 | 1449 | 1958 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 131 | 107 | 176 | 107 | 176 | 188 | 290 | 107 | 290 | 328 | 109 |
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