Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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 afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
3
W
14
3.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3244
3999
2040
5896
5227
4180
4005
4216
4635
4880
4767
4767
5082
5343
4960
4902
4971
5175
5319
5274
5048
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25PM3.17m
2:58AM3.07m
3:46PM3.03m
4:28AM2.97m
5:24PM3.06m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.99m
8:52PM1.18m
9:18AM1.19m
10:11PM1.29m
10:46AM1.27m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
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