Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4822 | 5240 | 5384 | 4187 | 4086 | 3740 | 3693 | 3253 | 3211 | 3348 | 2598 | 2285 | 2253 | 1303 | 1443 | 1193 | 1099 | 1045 | 814 | 983 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:24PM3.06m | 5:55AM3.03m | 6:40PM3.24m | 7:06AM3.19m | 7:39PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM1.27m | 11:41PM1.24m | 12:16PM1.16m | 00:57AM1.03m | 1:24PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4822 | 5240 | 5384 | 4187 | 4086 | 3740 | 3693 | 3253 | 3211 | 3348 | 2598 | 2285 | 2253 | 844 | 572 | 1193 | 1099 | 1045 | 814 | 983 | 890 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 601 | — | 732 | 618 | 1303 | 1443 | 249 | 168 | 141 | 127 | 103 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 86 | — | — | 199 | 286 | 355 | 465 | 530 | 925 | 647 | 809 | — | — | — | 85 | 228 | 229 | 202 | 149 | 133 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 275 | 275 | 320 | 275 | 265 | 113 | 275 | 87 | 113 | 87 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 53 |
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