Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.9
W
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
219
215
331
716
1380
2239
2386
2339
2632
3675
4980
5837
6926
6720
5906
5413
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:56AM2.73m
6:38PM2.88m
7:01AM2.84m
7:30PM3.04m
Low Tide
11:47PM1.50m
12:16PM1.39m
00:59AM1.37m
1:19PM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
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