Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1474 | 1145 | 1010 | 936 | 1241 | 1729 | 2121 | 2551 | 2821 | 3074 | 2756 | 2613 | 5287 | 3336 | 4620 | 4312 | 4128 | 4607 | 5305 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59PM3.95m | 11:20AM3.73m | 11:39PM3.84m | 11:59AM3.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.30m | 5:14AM0.32m | 5:29PM0.37m | 5:56AM0.40m | 6:09PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
1474 | 1145 | 1010 | 936 | 1241 | 1729 | 2121 | 2551 | 2821 | 3074 | 2756 | 2613 | 2887 | 3336 | 4620 | 4312 | 4128 | 4607 | 5305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 182 | 289 | 141 | 108 | 13 | 103 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 409 | 242 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 63 | 158 | 346 | 681 | 908 | 5287 | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 106 | 49 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
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