Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 756 | 759 | 1014 | 808 | 1235 | 1014 | 1384 | 1787 | 5448 | 4158 | 3778 | 3391 | 2955 | 2601 | 3368 | 1880 | 1467 | 1667 | 1474 | 1302 | 625 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:08PM3.39m | 1:26AM3.17m | 1:46PM3.23m | 2:09AM2.99m | 2:33PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.75m | 7:26PM0.97m | 7:42AM0.94m | 8:09PM1.15m | 8:24AM1.12m | 9:00PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 710 | 756 | 711 | 477 | 808 | 1235 | 1014 | 1384 | 975 | 5448 | 4158 | 3778 | 3391 | 2955 | 2601 | 1704 | 1880 | 1467 | 940 | 794 | — | 625 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 512 | 31 | 32 | 64 | — | — | 554 | — | 1787 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 353 | 453 | 759 | 1014 | 505 | 385 | 463 | 804 | — | — | 168 | 278 | 471 | 898 | 619 | 3368 | 190 | 167 | 1667 | 1474 | 1302 | 227 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 334 | 328 | 87 | 108 | 87 | 106 | 143 | 102 | 1 | 106 | 126 | 160 | 210 | 160 | 117 | 108 | 49 | 131 | 183 | 131 | 107 | 102 |
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