Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1703 | 1498 | 1286 | 1021 | 865 | 765 | 574 | 403 | 314 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 87 | 73 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:54PM3.28m | 2:13AM3.31m | 2:46PM3.15m | 3:11AM3.16m | 3:54PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM1.00m | 8:37AM0.96m | 9:08PM1.15m | 9:34AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1703 | 981 | 1286 | 1021 | 865 | 765 | 574 | 403 | 314 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 56 | 40 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | S 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | — | 52 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 73 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 53 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 274 | 0 | 0 |
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