Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
2
4
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3347
2886
2576
2176
1783
1551
1230
996
798
667
549
449
370
321
241
245
265
245
160
167
162
154
149
169
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:48AM3.22m
3:21PM3.30m
4:01AM3.08m
4:35PM3.19m
5:11AM3.02m
5:48PM3.16m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.96m
9:45PM1.03m
10:08AM1.10m
10:55PM1.09m
11:22AM1.14m
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Temp °C
12
11
10
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
16
Feels °C
10
10
8
11
12
13
15
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
15
18
19
17
14
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