Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2831 | 2598 | 2191 | 2279 | 1995 | 1788 | 1906 | 1606 | 1170 | 1384 | 1197 | 1080 | 920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM3.14m | 8:18AM3.08m | 8:40PM3.30m | 9:00AM3.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM1.16m | 2:31PM1.02m | 2:53AM1.02m | 3:10PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2831 | 2598 | 2191 | 2279 | 1995 | 1788 | 1906 | 1606 | 1170 | 1384 | 1197 | 1080 | 920 | 776 | 674 | 536 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 33 | 42 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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