Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
892
1518
1571
1634
1145
1010
936
1241
1729
2121
2551
2821
3074
2958
2613
5287
5046
5046
5267
5965
5159
5737
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39AM3.76m
10:59PM3.95m
11:20AM3.73m
11:39PM3.84m
11:59AM3.62m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.32m
4:49PM0.30m
5:14AM0.32m
5:29PM0.37m
5:56AM0.40m
6:09PM0.52m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
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5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
14
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
9
7
Feels °C
10
10
11
15
15
13
10
11
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
2
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