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) - 11ft (3.5m), 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 6AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). 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) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5269 | 5343 | 4960 | 4902 | 4822 | 5240 | 5595 | 4456 | 4086 | 3614 | 3336 | 3480 | 3211 | 3576 | 3377 | 2643 | 2169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:28AM2.97m | 5:24PM3.06m | 5:55AM3.03m | 6:40PM3.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM1.29m | 10:46AM1.27m | 11:41PM1.24m | 12:16PM1.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 5269 | 5343 | 4960 | 4902 | 4822 | 5240 | 5595 | 4456 | 4086 | 3614 | 3336 | 3480 | 3211 | 3576 | 3377 | 2643 | 2169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | — | 370 | 280 | 342 | 413 | 346 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 126 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 226 | — | — | — | 86 | — | 138 | 196 | 393 | 519 | 575 | 734 | 692 | 538 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 275 | 275 | 265 | 275 | 275 | 320 | 157 | 275 | 275 | 113 | 248 | 108 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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