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 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2756
4066
3364
2721
2374
1721
1571
1531
1361
1340
978
1254
1845
1869
1869
1845
1721
1677
1453
1314
1158
1142
961
947
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41PM3.12m
6:02AM3.18m
6:59PM3.28m
7:19AM3.30m
8:02PM3.52m
Low Tide
11:13AM1.03m
11:58PM1.12m
12:32PM0.96m
1:14AM0.97m
1:43PM0.81m
2:16AM0.77m
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clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
9
9
9
6
5
3
2
3
6
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
8
11
10
7
7
7
7
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