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 Monday 06 Oct 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
15.7° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (06 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131212121111148999910111213141515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)622556904962353930692491192515474164123818952019219523302974366545744904579461615087421636013197
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
3.53
9:58PM
3.77
10:26AM
3.74
10:40PM
3.90
11:07AM
3.87
11:23PM
3.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.38
3:54PM
0.33
4:16AM
0.17
4:35PM
0.17
4:57AM
0.06
5:18PM
0.11
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-6:50-------6:48-------6:47------
Sunset-----7:28-------7:29-------7:30--
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-1------35-------------
Temp. °C131314151514141415151415141313131313141414141413
Feels °C (?)11101011109119109987667889910111111
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Port Waikato-Sunset beach (light winds from the WSW at Auckland 31 km from Port Waikato-Sunset beach). 3.4m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.6m 16s long period groundswell, also from the WSW and a 1.2m 16s long period groundswell, also from the WSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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18 km/h
WSW
0.0
15.7
Air / Water (°C)
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