Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 2427 | 3474 | 5230 | 5275 | 5060 | 4307 | 3890 | 3264 | 2614 | 2151 | 1739 | 1392 | 1092 | 866 | 752 | 424 | 348 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01PM3.71m | 11:21AM3.54m | 11:35PM3.72m | 11:56AM3.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.60m | 5:15AM0.64m | 5:29PM0.59m | 5:52AM0.62m | 6:05PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1027 | 232 | 3474 | 5230 | 5275 | 5060 | 4307 | 3890 | 3264 | 2614 | 2151 | 1739 | 1392 | 1092 | 866 | 752 | 424 | 348 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 216 | 273 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 69 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 861 | 2427 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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