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 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
4
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
3
WNW
8
1.4
WSW
14
2.3
W
9
2.4
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1161
1110
907
833
680
486
993
745
790
861
1405
2686
3669
5603
5985
5497
5088
4817
3861
3136
2460
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13AM3.45m
10:27PM3.66m
10:47AM3.51m
11:01PM3.71m
11:21AM3.54m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.66m
4:40AM0.70m
4:54PM0.60m
5:15AM0.64m
5:29PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
10
11
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
6
8
7
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
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