Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 1349 | 1014 | 1510 | 2416 | 3645 | 5038 | 3663 | 3133 | 2726 | 4276 | 2956 | 2471 | 1853 | 1565 | 1396 | 1324 | 568 | 558 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM3.39m | 1:26AM3.17m | 1:46PM3.23m | 2:09AM2.99m | 2:33PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.97m | 7:42AM0.94m | 8:09PM1.15m | 8:24AM1.12m | 9:00PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 808 | 1349 | 1014 | 1510 | 2416 | 3645 | 5038 | 3663 | 3133 | 2726 | 2045 | 1766 | 1227 | 11 | 882 | 794 | — | 568 | 558 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 554 | — | 241 | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 505 | 344 | 414 | 652 | — | — | 280 | 512 | 1090 | 1001 | 4276 | 2956 | 2471 | 1853 | 1565 | 1396 | 1324 | 220 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 87 | 87 | 111 | 48 | 1 | 112 | 126 | 106 | 106 | 160 | 117 | 108 | 49 | 0 | 187 | 131 | 107 | 102 |
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