Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1837 | 1122 | 845 | 610 | 419 | 390 | 561 | 465 | 734 | 957 | 859 | 840 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 617 | 545 | 536 | 451 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM3.25m | 7:14AM3.23m | 7:52PM3.49m | 8:16AM3.42m | 8:44PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM1.12m | 1:06AM1.06m | 1:35PM0.91m | 2:07AM0.81m | 2:32PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1539 | 1122 | 845 | 502 | 287 | 390 | 561 | 465 | 734 | 957 | 859 | 840 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 617 | 545 | 536 | 451 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 353 | 455 | 665 | 610 | 419 | 172 | 100 | 407 | 493 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 176 | 136 | 115 | 93 | 79 | 67 | 47 | 49 | 325 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 212 | 207 | — | 127 | 352 | 119 | 78 | 69 | 42 | — | 12 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 89 | 170 | 221 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1837 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 228 | 184 | 208 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 174 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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