Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2242 | 1933 | 1933 | 1738 | 1190 | 1340 | 1079 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 | 1869 | 1845 | 1721 | 1677 | 1453 | 1314 | 1279 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 834 | 663 | 540 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02AM3.18m | 6:59PM3.28m | 7:19AM3.30m | 8:02PM3.52m | 8:24AM3.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM1.12m | 12:32PM0.96m | 1:14AM0.97m | 1:43PM0.81m | 2:16AM0.77m | 2:41PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2242 | 1933 | 1933 | 1738 | 1190 | 1340 | 1079 | 1254 | 1845 | 1869 | 1869 | 1845 | 1721 | 1677 | 1453 | 1314 | 1279 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 834 | 663 | 540 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 80 | 23 | 16 | 534 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | 128 | 251 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 287 | 61 |
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