Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1297 | 1191 | 947 | 774 | 663 | 479 | 368 | 374 | 673 | 1282 | 2620 | 2610 | 2084 | 1018 | 1398 | 1293 | 996 | 639 | 582 | 352 | 828 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:23AM3.65m | 10:36PM3.71m | 11:03AM3.77m | 11:18PM3.75m | 11:43AM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.35m | 4:52AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.32m | 5:34AM0.27m | 5:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1297 | 1191 | 947 | 774 | 663 | 479 | 368 | 304 | 357 | 389 | 2620 | 2610 | 2084 | 1018 | 748 | 1293 | 996 | 639 | 582 | 290 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 108 | 104 | 105 | — | — | — | 397 | 121 | 577 | 416 | 370 | 265 | 341 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 64 | 31 | — | 91 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | 101 | 290 | — | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 133 | 256 | 374 | 673 | 1282 | 2128 | 72 | 145 | 293 | 1398 | — | — | — | 277 | 352 | 828 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 290 | 290 | 131 | 123 | 157 | 157 | 108 | 113 | 383 | 87 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 102 | 106 | 115 | 154 | 276 | 290 |
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