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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 31 Jan 2026 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
20.8° 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 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121111111111111111121212121212121212789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2735705515245065065155064884884975155244334404404403433493492756319191539
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
3.48
10:11AM
3.77
10:34PM
3.61
10:57AM
3.88
11:19PM
3.69
11:39AM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.75
3:58AM
0.63
4:25PM
0.58
4:45AM
0.48
5:10PM
0.47
5:28AM
0.40
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:35-------6:35--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:32------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11111--111-
Temp. °C222018171616181919191717171720252622212120171819
Feels °C (?)212019181615171717181716161721272722212118131212
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