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 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
!
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3693
3253
3669
3348
2792
2317
1582
1271
921
1295
1134
1083
1100
983
890
971
782
647
549
441
393
380
508
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55AM3.03m
6:40PM3.24m
7:06AM3.19m
7:39PM3.46m
8:04AM3.38m
8:29PM3.66m
Low Tide
12:16PM1.16m
00:57AM1.03m
1:24PM0.92m
1:55AM0.77m
2:18PM0.66m
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light rain
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thunderstorm
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
7
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
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