Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.0° 

Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1141
1141
1141
1126
1040
1001
988
1040
1067
933
993
921
1054
1126
1162
1102
1191
1175
1028
1716
1957
1982
2028
1925
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:50AM3.15m
8:19PM3.39m
8:46AM3.31m
9:08PM3.52m
9:33AM3.46m
9:51PM3.61m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.96m
2:06PM0.90m
2:36AM0.74m
2:58PM0.69m
3:22AM0.55m
3:43PM0.53m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
13
14
16
20
18
18
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
11
12
14
19
18
18
14
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