
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2820 | 2394 | 2265 | 2029 | 1887 | 1697 | 1560 | 1442 | 1442 | 1491 | 1633 | 2107 | 2488 | 2895 | 3436 | 4318 | 1915 | 4748 | 5125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:43PM3.51m | 1:00AM3.48m | 1:28PM3.35m | 1:50AM3.27m | 2:25PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.77m | 7:23AM0.77m | 7:51PM0.98m | 8:14AM0.99m | 8:52PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 16 |
2820 | 2394 | 2265 | 2029 | 1887 | 1697 | 1560 | 1442 | 1442 | 1491 | 1633 | 2107 | 1874 | 2374 | 2803 | 1671 | 658 | 2550 | 5125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — |
180 | 180 | — | 341 | 337 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 635 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 87 | 2488 | 2895 | 3436 | 4318 | 1915 | 4748 | 3530 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 224 | 290 | 255 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 290 | 290 | 216 | 265 | 275 | 275 | 153 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 106 | 106 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||||
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