Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 1332 | 1291 | 1272 | 1161 | 1110 | 1005 | 833 | 680 | 486 | 1056 | 865 | 899 | 994 | 1487 | 2749 | 3855 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM3.57m | 10:13AM3.45m | 10:27PM3.66m | 10:47AM3.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.79m | 4:20PM0.66m | 4:40AM0.70m | 4:54PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 352 | 1332 | 1291 | 1272 | 1161 | 1110 | 1005 | 833 | 680 | 486 | 388 | 845 | 731 | 530 | 276 | 295 | 856 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 45 | 232 | 387 | — | 246 | 246 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 75 | 149 | — | 246 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 118 | 478 | 1056 | 865 | 899 | 994 | 1487 | 2749 | 3855 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 210 | 42 | 290 | 173 | 121 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 106 | 87 | 87 |
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