Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.8
W
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
NW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)12111212111110101099998881314141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73163298374458379338356269217221207202150120136357857127721191960178316191427
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
3.26
9:37PM
3.26
10:00AM
3.38
10:14PM
3.32
10:34AM
3.46
10:49PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
0.83
3:49AM
0.69
4:10PM
0.79
4:25AM
0.66
4:45PM
0.78
4:59AM
0.68
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset---8:12-------8:13-------8:14----
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1613141354511----11------
Temp. °C212121191819191818181919181717171819181716161616
Feels °C (?)202020191719191919202121191817161718171716171717
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