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 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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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0
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0
2
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4880
5265
4908
5012
5012
5343
4960
4902
4822
5240
5384
4187
4086
3740
3569
3253
3211
3130
2414
2200
1848
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:46PM3.03m
4:28AM2.97m
5:24PM3.06m
5:55AM3.03m
6:40PM3.24m
Low Tide
9:18AM1.19m
10:11PM1.29m
10:46AM1.27m
11:41PM1.24m
12:16PM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
11
10
11
11
10
12
10
11
13
13
11
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