Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2087 | 3645 | 4876 | 3616 | 3186 | 2767 | 2329 | 1732 | 2264 | 926 | 1667 | 1474 | 636 | 1324 | 1499 | 505 | 505 | 448 | 471 | 712 | 700 | 689 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:26AM3.17m | 1:46PM3.23m | 2:09AM2.99m | 2:33PM3.05m | 3:06AM2.82m | 3:33PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.94m | 8:09PM1.15m | 8:24AM1.12m | 9:00PM1.30m | 9:16AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2087 | 3645 | 4876 | 3616 | 3186 | 2767 | 2329 | 1732 | 1227 | 926 | 736 | 710 | 636 | — | 336 | 505 | 505 | 448 | 471 | 712 | 700 | 689 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 500 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 156 | 456 | 880 | 950 | 623 | 383 | 2264 | 342 | 1667 | 1474 | 213 | 1324 | 1499 | 196 | 107 | 83 | 60 | — | — | 76 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 112 | 112 | 210 | 203 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 131 | 144 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 131 | 131 | 145 | 102 |
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