
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 187 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 92 | 99 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 144 | 166 | 192 | 262 | 995 | 1939 | 1334 | 952 | 588 | 463 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM3.60m | 11:44AM3.39m | 11:59PM3.57m | 12:22PM3.34m | 00:37AM3.51m | 1:01PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.86m | 5:52PM0.79m | 6:17AM0.86m | 6:30PM0.84m | 6:58AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 11 |
187 | 187 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 92 | 99 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 144 | 166 | 192 | 262 | 53 | 105 | 276 | 952 | 588 | 463 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
— | 6 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 75 | 75 | — | 352 | 480 | 453 | 302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 9 | W 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 42 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 56 | 156 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 38 | 23 | 175 | 995 | 1939 | 1334 | 923 | — | — | 404 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 210 | 275 | 210 | 167 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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