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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.1° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131212111111121212121211111111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12861622209821162089188615461008833976960102510121024862846705601500436378296236231
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
2.87
5:30PM
2.86
6:15AM
2.83
6:41PM
2.83
7:30AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.16
11:20AM
1.35
11:50PM
1.24
12:33PM
1.39
1:03AM
1.26
1:45PM
1.35
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:44-------8:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919202119191817161615171919181717171619202120
Feels °C (?)201818191917161514141514171817161617171619192021
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