Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 957 | 921 | 840 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 617 | 545 | 465 | 451 | 382 | 406 | 283 | 273 | 340 | 329 | 334 | 291 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14AM3.23m | 7:52PM3.49m | 8:16AM3.42m | 8:44PM3.72m | 9:09AM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.91m | 2:07AM0.81m | 2:32PM0.67m | 2:59AM0.58m | 3:21PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 649 | 957 | 921 | 840 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 617 | 545 | 465 | 451 | 382 | 286 | 230 | 154 | 340 | 329 | 334 | 291 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 493 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 160 | 136 | 102 | 96 | 79 | 67 | 47 | 46 | 325 | 406 | 283 | 273 | 67 | 68 | 30 | 76 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | W 13 | — | SW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 54 | — | 12 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 89 | 170 | 221 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 181 | 158 | 166 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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