Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)7888712121211111113161215141413131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5891454101062037127834738541640160898323299642242229724522846294929043001333438034148
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
2.78
6:19AM
3.00
6:50PM
2.94
7:08AM
3.19
7:39PM
3.16
7:51AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.19
12:43PM
1.04
1:02AM
0.96
1:30PM
0.77
1:48AM
0.71
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:45-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:55-------
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1211---125111111121241421
Temp. °C191818181818191918171717161617181716151415141617
Feels °C (?)14131516171617171614151615141515131311101081111
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