Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4769 | 4339 | 4249 | 3434 | 2764 | 4518 | 3556 | 2032 | 1743 | 2054 | 2054 | 1531 | 1361 | 1358 | 978 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 | 1765 | 1743 | 1721 | 1677 | 1453 | 1314 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM3.15m | 5:41PM3.12m | 6:02AM3.18m | 6:59PM3.28m | 7:19AM3.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM1.16m | 11:13AM1.03m | 11:58PM1.12m | 12:32PM0.96m | 1:14AM0.97m | 1:43PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 223 | 432 | 432 | 907 | 1081 | 4518 | 3556 | 2032 | 1743 | 2054 | 2054 | 1531 | 1361 | 1358 | 978 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 | 1765 | 1743 | 1721 | 1677 | 1453 | 1314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 21 | SSW 6 | WSW 19 | S 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 196 | 497 | — | 653 | — | — | — | 61 | 90 | 64 | 44 | 37 | 251 | 15 | 534 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 80 | 127 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4769 | 4339 | 4249 | 3434 | 2764 | 297 | 181 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 286 | 204 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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