Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 73 | 47 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 133 | 151 | 163 | 314 | 660 | 2090 | 1412 | 772 | 983 | 656 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:54PM3.06m | 4:27AM3.06m | 5:27PM3.07m | 5:57AM3.08m | 6:50PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM1.26m | 10:51AM1.19m | 11:45PM1.24m | 12:23PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 40 | 47 | 88 | 44 | 76 | 92 | 94 | 133 | 151 | 163 | 267 | 660 | 1733 | 1412 | 772 | 405 | 656 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 73 | 40 | 31 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 142 | 160 | 37 | 480 | 576 | 353 | 455 | 983 | 281 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 57 | 28 | — | — | 212 | 207 | 176 | 171 | 419 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 8 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 314 | — | 2090 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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