Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
!
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
14
2
WNW
10
4
W
9
3
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
99
100
96
88
103
166
192
216
1131
1172
942
698
480
459
328
254
826
2385
2955
3677
3555
3344
4496
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM3.57m
12:22PM3.34m
00:37AM3.51m
1:01PM3.28m
1:16AM3.43m
1:44PM3.20m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.86m
6:30PM0.84m
6:58AM0.88m
7:11PM0.90m
7:40AM0.90m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
5
1
2
17
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
13
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
14
15
12
11
12
10
11
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
5
9
10
9
10
8
11
12
11
13
13
10
8
8
5
4
5
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
10
0.3
WSW
16
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
2
WNW
10
1.1
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
92
99
100
96
88
103
166
192
216
53
1172
942
698
474
396
328
254
747
536
2955
3677
3555
3344
4496
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
W
10
1.3
WSW
15
0.4
W
12
1.4
WSW
17
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
52
46
44
26
54
75
65
276
352
480
459
302
245
826
46
1217
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
12
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
23
Energy kJ
15
6
6
30
29
40
20
73
37
85
119
239
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
2.5
WNW
9
2
NW
9
4
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
3
7
22
33
90
165
1131
594
2385
586
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
54
210
279
287
62
87
0
0
54
106
0
0
216
287
157
106
106
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

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 locationNearest