Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151514141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172117632177254229823156311430722709232915821724164422122446262321841876132918061909220126403049
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
3.29
9:14AM
3.25
9:29PM
3.38
9:52AM
3.37
10:06PM
3.44
10:26AM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
0.76
3:24PM
0.75
3:42AM
0.62
4:01PM
0.65
4:17AM
0.53
4:35PM
0.60
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:31-------6:30-------6:28----
Sunset-------7:39-------7:40-------7:42
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415151617171615141313151717161515151517171717
Feels °C (?)131212121213131414131212141514141312121213131314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Port Waikato-Sunset beach (moderate winds from the NNW at Kario 14 km from Port Waikato-Sunset beach). A 1.9m groundswell from the WSW

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Actual: 54 min ago

20 km/h
NNW
Cross-On
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