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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 6 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
19.6° C
 (Which is 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 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)--
Afternoon (13 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111313136789991010101010101012131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106104858467175209216506113718652066200018521930169516601660139714482160237724172974
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
2.68
7:12AM
2.84
7:39PM
2.80
8:07AM
3.02
8:33PM
2.98
8:52AM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
1.39
1:35PM
1.35
1:57AM
1.20
2:28PM
1.11
2:46AM
0.96
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:44-------7:43-------7:40------
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
112-11------------------
Temp. °C242321212019181918171717171718181817171717171718
Feels °C (?)252524232118141513111111121314141413141516161617
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