- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | |
733 | 711 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 651 | 661 | 754 | 810 | 915 | 978 | 965 | 938 | 898 | 711 | 628 | 552 | 488 | 431 | 326 | 277 | 196 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross | |
High Tide | 8:06PM3.24m | 8:20AM3.22m | 8:45PM3.36m | 8:59AM3.29m | 9:20PM3.46m | 9:36AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.82m | 2:16AM0.89m | 2:32PM0.75m | 2:55AM0.84m | 3:10PM0.71m | 3:31AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 733 | 711 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 651 | 661 | 754 | 810 | 915 | 978 | 965 | 938 | 898 | 711 | 628 | 552 | 488 | 431 | 326 | 277 | 196 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | 43 | 47 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 | — | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 92 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 242 | 275 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest