Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1807 | 1126 | 1272 | 1493 | 2146 | 2672 | 2029 | 2355 | 2325 | 1921 | 1926 | 1944 | 2098 | 2169 | 2140 | 2111 | 2550 | 5224 | 5220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:16PM3.16m | 1:37AM2.97m | 2:04PM2.97m | 2:36AM2.79m | 3:09PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM1.16m | 7:56AM1.13m | 8:31PM1.35m | 8:49AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 1807 | 1126 | 1272 | 1493 | 2146 | 2672 | 2029 | 2355 | 2325 | 1921 | 1896 | 1739 | 2098 | 2169 | 2140 | 2111 | 2550 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 324 | 371 | 396 | 249 | 129 | 980 | 1031 | 20 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1291 | 1914 | 1926 | 1944 | 1715 | 1708 | 1447 | 1228 | 926 | 5224 | 5220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 216 | 287 | 287 |
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