Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1559 | 1310 | 1613 | 1904 | 1817 | 1951 | 1655 | 1415 | 1665 | 2001 | 1591 | 3020 | 2761 | 2390 | 2173 | 1888 | 1761 | 1491 | 1267 | 1214 | 1073 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:15PM3.29m | 1:31AM3.22m | 1:56PM3.10m | 2:16AM3.00m | 2:46PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.72m | 7:31PM0.95m | 7:53AM0.93m | 8:16PM1.17m | 8:36AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1559 | 1310 | 1613 | — | 1817 | 1951 | 1655 | 1415 | 1665 | 348 | 1591 | 3020 | 2761 | 2390 | 2173 | 1888 | 1761 | 1491 | 1267 | 1214 | 1073 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 209 | 315 | 512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SW 13 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 17 | 1904 | — | 36 | 19 | 181 | 173 | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 107 | 144 | 102 | 102 | 49 | 203 | 183 | 102 | 183 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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