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Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 681 | 617 | 595 | 573 | 523 | 425 | 265 | 200 | 196 | 456 | 2369 | 6777 | 3525 | 3673 | 1350 | 1646 | 2039 | 1924 | 2232 | 2260 | 2294 | 1930 | 1283 | 865 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:04PM 3.44 | 8:49AM 3.50 | 9:04PM 3.56 | 9:41AM 3.70 | 10:00PM 3.67 | 10:31AM 3.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 0.76 | 2:31AM 0.54 | 3:01PM 0.59 | 3:25AM 0.41 | 3:54PM 0.45 | 4:17AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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