Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3186 | 2767 | 3727 | 2597 | 2044 | 1535 | 1365 | 698 | 698 | 1130 | 1584 | 497 | 913 | 505 | 761 | 712 | 700 | 689 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:46PM3.23m | 2:09AM2.99m | 2:33PM3.05m | 3:06AM2.82m | 3:33PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM1.15m | 8:24AM1.12m | 9:00PM1.30m | 9:16AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3186 | 2767 | 3727 | 2597 | 2044 | 1535 | 1365 | 698 | 698 | — | — | 497 | 505 | 505 | 761 | 712 | 700 | 689 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 779 | 707 | — | 196 | 200 | 190 | 151 | 153 | 90 | 1130 | 1584 | 261 | 913 | 64 | — | — | 496 | — | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 188 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 111 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 131 | 188 | 154 | 102 |
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