Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)101310121277888712121211111111161215141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26017011010410320467019031440811528278347385139214051208561194814623058294831973042
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
2.85
5:52PM
2.78
6:19AM
3.00
6:50PM
2.94
7:08AM
3.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.35
11:44AM
1.28
12:07AM
1.19
12:43PM
1.04
1:02AM
0.96
1:30PM
0.77
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:45---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-41351217121----123211--2211
Temp. °C191919202020191818191818191919181717171617181816
Feels °C (?)171717182019131214151616171818171616161516161514
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