Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2821 | 3074 | 2958 | 2613 | 5287 | 5319 | 5155 | 2864 | 4705 | 5834 | 6254 | 4823 | 4890 | 4746 | 4763 | 2336 | 3990 | 3695 | 3515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM3.84m | 11:59AM3.62m | 00:16AM3.66m | 12:37PM3.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.37m | 5:56AM0.40m | 6:09PM0.52m | 6:35AM0.54m | 6:49PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2821 | 3074 | 2958 | 2613 | 5287 | 5319 | 5155 | 2864 | 4705 | 5834 | 2957 | 4823 | 2697 | 4746 | 2958 | 2336 | 2336 | 2042 | 2111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 726 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 164 | 293 | 573 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6254 | 408 | 4890 | 547 | 4763 | 630 | 3990 | 3695 | 3515 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 49 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 188 | 264 | 196 | 203 | 204 | 48 | 117 | 106 | 102 |
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