Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111131312121212141414131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23623624017216916715514214230929526425525124319151561765979670010571042908
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
3.62
11:55AM
3.56
12:13AM
3.57
12:27PM
3.45
12:45AM
3.48
1:00PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.41
5:52AM
0.54
6:09PM
0.49
6:25AM
0.67
6:43PM
0.62
7:00AM
0.83
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:13-------7:10-------7:09------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161515151919191716151516202019161515151720
Feels °C (?)171816151313141818181615141414181817141313131517
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