Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 788 | 808 | 892 | 1518 | 1571 | 1411 | 1145 | 1010 | 936 | 1241 | 1729 | 2121 | 2551 | 2821 | 3074 | 2958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:17PM3.97m | 10:39AM3.76m | 10:59PM3.95m | 11:20AM3.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.32m | 4:49PM0.30m | 5:14AM0.32m | 5:29PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 528 | 396 | 808 | 892 | 1518 | 1571 | 1411 | 1145 | 1010 | 936 | 1241 | 1729 | 2121 | 2551 | 2821 | 3074 | 2958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 604 | 788 | 382 | 319 | 76 | 3 | — | 182 | 289 | 108 | 106 | 13 | 153 | — | — | — | 372 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 39 | — | 121 | 159 | 292 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 106 | 102 | 102 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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