- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | |
430 | 204 | 154 | 264 | 357 | 352 | 363 | 253 | 249 | 245 | 302 | 407 | 730 | 974 | 785 | 578 | 607 | 458 | 444 | 451 | 417 | 336 | 336 | 470 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:40PM2.99m | 4:18AM3.11m | 4:52PM2.96m | 5:30AM3.13m | 5:59PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM1.12m | 9:48PM1.19m | 10:36AM1.15m | 11:05PM1.18m | 11:48AM1.07m | 00:15AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 430 | 154 | 154 | 264 | 357 | 352 | 363 | 253 | 249 | 245 | 245 | 407 | 730 | 974 | 785 | 578 | 607 | 458 | 444 | 451 | 417 | 336 | 336 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | — | W 21 | WSW 20 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 204 | 146 | 93 | — | 9 | 38 | 7 | 127 | 178 | 302 | 238 | 18 | — | 20 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 84 | 86 | 15 | — | — | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 21 | SW 9 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 74 | 7 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | 36 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 165 | 244 | 470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 154 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 154 | 142 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest