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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 734 | 680 | 680 | 633 | 612 | 553 | 953 | 964 | 948 | 512 | 481 | 525 | 508 | 605 | 646 | 592 | 606 | 540 | 367 | 427 | 578 | 743 | 745 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 3.78 | 1:25AM 3.47 | 1:49PM 3.62 | 2:18AM 3.30 | 2:42PM 3.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:45AM 0.52 | 7:18PM 0.63 | 7:35AM 0.68 | 8:12PM 0.78 | 8:26AM 0.86 | 9:05PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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