Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 99 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 103 | 166 | 192 | 216 | 1131 | 1172 | 942 | 698 | 480 | 459 | 328 | 254 | 826 | 2385 | 2955 | 3677 | 3555 | 3344 | 4496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM3.57m | 12:22PM3.34m | 00:37AM3.51m | 1:01PM3.28m | 1:16AM3.43m | 1:44PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.86m | 6:30PM0.84m | 6:58AM0.88m | 7:11PM0.90m | 7:40AM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 99 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 103 | 166 | 192 | 216 | 53 | 1172 | 942 | 698 | 474 | 396 | 328 | 254 | 747 | 536 | 2955 | 3677 | 3555 | 3344 | 4496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | — | W 12 | — | — | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 26 | 54 | 75 | 65 | 276 | 352 | 480 | 459 | 302 | 245 | 826 | — | 46 | — | — | 1217 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | W 9 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | W 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 23 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 20 | 73 | — | — | 37 | 85 | 119 | 239 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 90 | 165 | 1131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 594 | 2385 | 586 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 210 | 279 | 287 | 62 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 287 | 157 | 106 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
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