Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (14 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7446
6816
6229
5605
4895
4664
4306
3970
3715
3281
3009
2670
2356
2323
2171
1949
1736
1581
1368
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM3.72m
11:28AM3.63m
11:43PM3.57m
12:02PM3.50m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.39m
5:24AM0.38m
5:39PM0.54m
6:00AM0.52m
6:16PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest