Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 9AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
8
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
W
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
791
985
666
1027
2518
3678
5092
5275
4718
4307
3831
3264
2875
2278
1824
1392
1182
1001
821
400
320
314
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM3.51m
11:01PM3.71m
11:21AM3.54m
11:35PM3.72m
11:56AM3.53m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.70m
4:54PM0.60m
5:15AM0.64m
5:29PM0.59m
5:52AM0.62m
6:05PM0.63m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
9
7
6
6
6
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
6
3
3
3
3
7
9
9
9
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