Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.7
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
867
792
870
822
822
811
799
742
332
261
222
178
219
270
491
1018
1716
2954
2457
2101
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55PM2.79m
4:35AM2.71m
5:26PM2.77m
5:56AM2.73m
6:38PM2.88m
Low Tide
9:31AM1.32m
10:19PM1.49m
10:49AM1.43m
11:47PM1.50m
12:16PM1.39m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
10
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
10
7
7
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