Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1616151010109914141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13221394472923172248189112708358771785178518371735166115191387126111821083976809809669600
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
10
S
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
0
SW
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
3.55
9:57PM
3.48
10:13AM
3.62
10:34PM
3.57
10:49AM
3.64
11:08PM
3.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.66
3:47PM
0.55
4:06AM
0.52
4:25PM
0.44
4:43AM
0.46
5:01PM
0.39
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171817171514131416181717161515161817181716
Feels °C (?)131212111413161311111214171616151414151716181715
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