Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 496 | 893 | 1027 | 759 | 951 | 872 | 669 | 688 | 853 | 3366 | 4140 | 4949 | 5014 | 5014 | 5289 | 7054 | 4420 | 5545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.70m | 12:27PM3.77m | 00:49AM3.58m | 1:16PM3.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.38m | 6:19AM0.38m | 6:45PM0.52m | 7:07AM0.55m | 7:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 508 | 496 | 277 | — | 286 | 269 | 19 | 313 | 424 | 840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 290 | 225 | — | — | 37 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 360 | 466 | 893 | 1027 | 759 | 951 | 872 | 669 | 688 | 853 | 3366 | 4140 | 4949 | 5014 | 5014 | 5289 | 7054 | 4420 | 5545 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 107 | 188 | 290 | 290 | 176 | 113 | 107 | 107 | 189 | 157 | 319 | 335 | 319 | 319 | 319 |
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