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 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
2427
3474
5230
5275
5060
4307
3890
3264
2614
2151
1739
1392
1092
866
752
424
348
341
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM3.71m
11:21AM3.54m
11:35PM3.72m
11:56AM3.53m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.60m
5:15AM0.64m
5:29PM0.59m
5:52AM0.62m
6:05PM0.63m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
12
13
11
9
7
6
6
6
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
8
9
7
6
3
2
3
3
7
8
9
9
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