Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
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 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 734 | 1515 | 1163 | 821 | 485 | 459 | 380 | 295 | 653 | 2032 | 1939 | 3733 | 3816 | 2878 | 3107 | 4430 | 4327 | 4084 | 3981 | 3590 | 3371 | 2960 | 2346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:37AM3.51m | 1:01PM3.28m | 1:16AM3.43m | 1:44PM3.20m | 2:00AM3.34m | 2:31PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.84m | 6:58AM0.88m | 7:11PM0.90m | 7:40AM0.90m | 7:55PM0.98m | 8:24AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 220 | 734 | 143 | 1163 | 821 | 485 | 397 | 270 | 264 | 643 | 2032 | 1939 | 1958 | 2180 | 2878 | 2053 | 4430 | 4327 | 4084 | 3981 | 3590 | 3371 | 2960 | 2346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | — | W 13 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 53 | 25 | 276 | 352 | 480 | 459 | 380 | 222 | 653 | — | 55 | — | 1819 | 1987 | 3107 | 978 | 681 | 430 | 249 | 138 | 82 | 54 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 20 | W 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 75 | 20 | — | 78 | 40 | 62 | 91 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 1106 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 50 | 1515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 395 | 3733 | 3816 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 279 | 121 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 54 | 173 | 167 | 106 | 54 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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