Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 82 | 73 | 47 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 94 | 119 | 142 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.15m | 3:11AM3.16m | 3:54PM3.06m | 4:27AM3.06m | 5:27PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM1.15m | 9:34AM1.10m | 10:17PM1.26m | 10:51AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 314 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 88 | 87 | 57 | 69 | 94 | 119 | 127 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 73 | 40 | 17 | 44 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 142 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | — | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 284 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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