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 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
854
2440
2845
1188
748
627
547
815
1201
1474
1705
2566
3152
3297
3261
3113
2968
2884
2584
2211
2031
3341
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM3.49m
9:28PM3.67m
9:52AM3.64m
10:04PM3.77m
10:27AM3.73m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.47m
3:24PM0.43m
3:43AM0.32m
4:00PM0.33m
4:19AM0.26m
4:36PM0.31m
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1
3
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4
1
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
13
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
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