Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 9PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10871 | 16096 | 14439 | 11913 | 9144 | 7606 | 6105 | 4704 | 3821 | 3288 | 2991 | 2673 | 2191 | 2279 | 2275 | 2052 | 1906 | 1545 | 1333 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM2.99m | 7:30AM2.94m | 7:59PM3.14m | 8:18AM3.08m | 8:40PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM1.26m | 1:27AM1.30m | 1:46PM1.15m | 2:13AM1.16m | 2:31PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9144 | 7606 | 6105 | 4704 | 3821 | 3288 | 2991 | 2673 | 2191 | 2279 | 2275 | 2052 | 1906 | 1545 | 1333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 10871 | 16096 | 14439 | 11913 | 7190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 220 | 131 | 106 | 91 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 0 |
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