Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 965 | 890 | 820 | 370 | 659 | 352 | 352 | 378 | 312 | 450 | 331 | 346 | 290 | 286 | 273 | 282 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:27PM3.57m | 9:48AM3.48m | 10:00PM3.70m | 10:22AM3.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM0.62m | 3:55PM0.51m | 4:14AM0.49m | 4:28PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 965 | 890 | 820 | 370 | 659 | 278 | 316 | 378 | 312 | 349 | 331 | 217 | 175 | 286 | 154 | 282 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 102 | 66 | 341 | 257 | 352 | 352 | 347 | 309 | 299 | 295 | 346 | 290 | 95 | 273 | 94 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | W 11 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 196 | 29 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 46 | 83 | 128 | 53 | 26 | 223 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NW 8 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 388 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 290 | 287 | 287 | 174 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 |
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