Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
1.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
17
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
187
132
134
134
83
83
87
92
99
100
96
88
144
166
192
262
995
1939
1334
952
588
463
404
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM3.60m
11:44AM3.39m
11:59PM3.57m
12:22PM3.34m
00:37AM3.51m
1:01PM3.28m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.86m
5:52PM0.79m
6:17AM0.86m
6:30PM0.84m
6:58AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
11
12
11
9
9
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
12
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
18
2.3
W
10
1.9
W
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
187
187
132
134
134
83
83
87
92
99
100
96
88
144
166
192
262
53
105
276
952
588
463
366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
NW
6
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
6
12
6
22
25
25
24
8
8
9
6
52
46
43
43
54
75
75
352
480
453
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
W
16
0.5
W
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
6
6
30
42
25
20
56
156
89
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.5
NNW
6
2.4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
2
5
17
22
38
23
175
995
1939
1334
923
404
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
210
275
210
167
87
87
87
87
87
87
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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