Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
1083
1112
1112
921
921
886
829
711
720
730
711
553
545
538
456
390
313
257
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:30PM3.64m
10:51AM3.64m
11:07PM3.63m
11:26AM3.65m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.45m
4:42AM0.36m
5:01PM0.44m
5:19AM0.37m
5:37PM0.51m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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6:43
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6:41
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
20
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
14
13
14
14
14
13
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
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