Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 854 | 2440 | 2845 | 1188 | 748 | 627 | 547 | 815 | 1201 | 1474 | 1705 | 2566 | 3152 | 3297 | 3261 | 3113 | 2968 | 2884 | 2584 | 2211 | 2031 | 3341 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM3.49m | 9:28PM3.67m | 9:52AM3.64m | 10:04PM3.77m | 10:27AM3.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.47m | 3:24PM0.43m | 3:43AM0.32m | 4:00PM0.33m | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:36PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | NW 8 | SW 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 867 | 854 | — | — | 637 | 549 | 531 | 428 | 287 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 229 | 21 | 20 | 47 | 45 | 88 | 83 | 151 | 189 | 617 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 263 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 250 | 343 | 2440 | 2845 | 1188 | 748 | 627 | 547 | 815 | 1201 | 1474 | 1705 | 2566 | 3152 | 3297 | 3261 | 3113 | 2968 | 2884 | 2584 | 2211 | 2031 | 3341 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 131 | 131 | 176 | 176 | 188 | 176 | 176 | 287 | 287 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 176 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 176 |
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