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 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1809
1644
1388
1214
1005
1005
920
907
880
854
757
757
689
604
604
456
634
282
205
225
206
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:57PM3.22m
2:16AM3.23m
2:44PM3.05m
3:06AM3.03m
3:38PM2.91m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.79m
8:10PM0.97m
8:38AM0.96m
8:59PM1.17m
9:26AM1.13m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
10
9
6
5
5
4
6
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
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