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 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
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0
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4
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
10
2.2
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2883
2140
5726
5156
5614
7222
7104
6411
5841
5461
4963
4640
4334
3939
3487
3072
2515
2446
2281
2095
2171
1065
1065
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17AM2.92m
7:37PM3.16m
8:03AM3.11m
8:16PM3.35m
8:42AM3.31m
8:53PM3.53m
Low Tide
1:14AM1.15m
1:31PM1.02m
1:56AM0.90m
2:12PM0.79m
2:33AM0.67m
2:49PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
11
9
8
7
7
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
8
7
9
8
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