Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 791 | 839 | 669 | 652 | 811 | 3572 | 3923 | 4249 | 4592 | 4654 | 4949 | 6471 | 3845 | 5163 | 5928 | 7008 | 6717 | 5877 | 5307 | 4650 | 4107 | 3785 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:27PM3.77m | 00:49AM3.58m | 1:16PM3.65m | 1:43AM3.41m | 2:13PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.38m | 6:45PM0.52m | 7:07AM0.55m | 7:39PM0.71m | 7:59AM0.76m | 8:39PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 286 | 219 | 309 | 313 | 540 | 754 | 3572 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5013 | 5877 | 5307 | 4650 | 4107 | 3785 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 773 | 791 | 839 | 669 | 652 | 811 | — | 3923 | 4249 | 4592 | 4654 | 4949 | 6471 | 3845 | 5163 | 5928 | 7008 | 6717 | — | — | — | 3267 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 275 | 107 | 290 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 290 | 157 | 319 | 319 | 330 | 319 | 319 | 336 | 255 | 102 | 102 | 183 | 284 | 284 | 53 |
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