
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
921 | 1314 | 1152 | 1250 | 1162 | 1044 | 1018 | 811 | 443 | 568 | 449 | 386 | 349 | 527 | 661 | 726 | 800 | 713 | 862 | 807 | 679 | 851 | 3569 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM3.19m | 7:39PM3.46m | 8:04AM3.38m | 8:29PM3.66m | 8:53AM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM1.03m | 1:24PM0.92m | 1:55AM0.77m | 2:18PM0.66m | 2:44AM0.54m | 3:04PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
485 | 1314 | 1152 | 1250 | 1162 | 1044 | 1018 | 811 | 443 | 568 | 449 | 386 | 349 | 527 | 661 | 726 | 800 | 713 | 862 | 807 | 351 | 635 | 3569 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 |
921 | 292 | 203 | 168 | 124 | 101 | 116 | 103 | 132 | 116 | 46 | 35 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 212 | 188 | 280 | 352 | 390 | 172 | 305 | 378 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 18 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 21 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 26 | SW 15 | WSW 24 | SW 22 | SW 13 | — |
70 | 60 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 22 | 80 | 44 | 47 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 54 | 122 | 45 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — |
4 | — | 36 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 679 | 851 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 49 | 106 | 106 | 49 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 123 | 107 | 106 | 146 | 87 | 106 |
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