Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1170 | 746 | 658 | 1080 | 920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 517 | 450 | 396 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 352 | 352 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM3.30m | 9:00AM3.22m | 9:17PM3.44m | 9:38AM3.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM1.02m | 3:10PM0.88m | 3:29AM0.90m | 3:46PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1170 | 746 | 658 | 1080 | 920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 517 | 450 | 396 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 352 | 352 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 18 | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 172 | 264 | 142 | 6 | — | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 64 | 166 | 279 | 482 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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