Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1122 | 1451 | 1766 | 1716 | 1670 | 1175 | 982 | 1309 | 1397 | 1397 | 1209 | 1072 | 1832 | 1454 | 943 | 756 | 722 | 640 | 1235 | 1186 | 1426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:59AM3.61m | 00:14AM3.46m | 12:33PM3.52m | 00:48AM3.33m | 1:08PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.63m | 6:29AM0.58m | 6:48PM0.79m | 7:05AM0.75m | 7:26PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1122 | 1451 | 1766 | 1716 | 1670 | 1175 | 982 | 1309 | 1397 | 1397 | 1209 | 1072 | 1832 | 1454 | 943 | 756 | 722 | 548 | 1235 | 1186 | 1426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 134 | — | — | — | 104 | 133 | 475 | 76 | 11 | 10 | — | 108 | 142 | 191 | 512 | 31 | 32 | 640 | 344 | 595 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 491 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 63 | — | 260 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 222 | 267 | 256 | 121 | — | 90 | 104 | — | 56 | 67 | 104 | — | 128 | 106 | 329 | 558 | 635 | 382 | — | 392 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 106 | 131 | 109 | 111 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 146 | 275 | 153 | 42 | 174 | 13 | 334 | 433 | 374 | 87 | 106 | 87 | 87 |
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