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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
21.1° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 787 | 751 | 980 | 636 | 581 | 980 | 1351 | 1277 | 1169 | 3160 | 1519 | 1134 | 972 | 902 | 1187 | 666 | 640 | 640 | 649 | 981 | 907 | 850 | 808 | 743 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 3.14 | 3:36PM 3.24 | 4:06AM 3.00 | 4:32PM 3.09 | 5:02AM 2.90 | 5:31PM 2.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:20AM 1.02 | 9:58PM 1.03 | 10:16AM 1.15 | 10:52PM 1.11 | 11:15AM 1.24 | 11:51PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
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