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 SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1945 | 1447 | 1365 | 1130 | 671 | 1302 | 377 | 497 | 497 | 505 | 700 | 712 | 646 | 689 | 678 | 355 | 349 | 298 | 298 | 486 | 494 | 640 | 631 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:09AM2.99m | 2:33PM3.05m | 3:06AM2.82m | 3:33PM2.89m | 4:16AM2.71m | 4:46PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM1.12m | 9:00PM1.30m | 9:16AM1.28m | 10:01PM1.39m | 10:21AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1945 | 1447 | 1365 | 743 | 671 | — | 152 | 497 | 497 | 505 | 700 | 712 | 646 | 689 | 678 | 355 | 349 | 298 | 298 | 486 | 494 | 640 | 631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 33 | 60 | 116 | 177 | 271 | 436 | 161 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 99 | 208 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 196 | 190 | 165 | 1130 | 122 | 1302 | 377 | 216 | 71 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 79 | 89 | 56 | 37 | 371 | 149 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 53 | 111 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 48 | 49 | 150 | 144 | 154 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 131 | 131 | 53 | 53 |
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