Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 9AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 791 | 985 | 666 | 1027 | 2518 | 3678 | 5092 | 5275 | 4718 | 4307 | 3831 | 3264 | 2875 | 2278 | 1824 | 1392 | 1182 | 1001 | 821 | 400 | 320 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47AM3.51m | 11:01PM3.71m | 11:21AM3.54m | 11:35PM3.72m | 11:56AM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.70m | 4:54PM0.60m | 5:15AM0.64m | 5:29PM0.59m | 5:52AM0.62m | 6:05PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 388 | 791 | 721 | 663 | 1027 | 232 | 3678 | 5092 | 5275 | 4718 | 4307 | 3831 | 3264 | 2875 | 2278 | 1824 | 1392 | 1182 | 1001 | 821 | 400 | 320 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 314 | 227 | 246 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 282 | 273 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 149 | — | — | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 69 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 683 | 695 | 985 | 666 | 791 | 2518 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
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