
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
804 | 804 | 859 | 804 | 828 | 865 | 787 | 711 | 612 | 471 | 404 | 357 | 352 | 649 | 979 | 998 | 604 | 822 | 1974 | 4263 | 5198 | 5326 | 5891 | 5368 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.92m | 5:02AM2.97m | 5:43PM2.91m | 6:07AM2.94m | 6:48PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM1.10m | 10:48PM1.24m | 11:22AM1.14m | 11:57PM1.26m | 12:26PM1.12m | 1:01AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — |
804 | 804 | 859 | 804 | 828 | 865 | 787 | 711 | 612 | 471 | 404 | 219 | 346 | 649 | 979 | 998 | 604 | 822 | 1974 | 32 | 5198 | 3393 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | 33 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 107 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 357 | 500 | 597 | 287 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 380 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 59 | 133 | 79 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 6 | — | 38 | 4263 | — | 5326 | 5891 | 5368 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 174 | 236 | 239 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 102 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 49 | 1 | 106 | 117 |
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