Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.4
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
3
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141313141414131212111111101013101212791099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4827854864947659619618628928084554473752432601701101041037903083392722971261
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
SSW
45
SW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
2.85
3:33PM
2.69
4:08AM
2.79
4:46PM
2.69
5:20AM
2.85
5:52PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
1.44
9:40PM
1.40
10:30AM
1.42
10:58PM
1.35
11:44AM
1.28
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:00------5:59---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---7102014121--
Temp. °C151516192019181716161721202020202020202019191919
Feels °C (?)141416192020181715141418171717171716181713141617
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