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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
21.6° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (08 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)11787778812121313131212121212121514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223410505429271216277245407435464486486449850822769671615530515431982969
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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		ononglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
3.54
2:34AM
3.27
2:52PM
3.34
3:18AM
3.11
3:37PM
3.14
4:06AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
0.77
8:44AM
0.90
9:14PM
0.90
9:31AM
1.07
9:59PM
1.04
10:22AM
1.23
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:45------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181818192020201919181819202020191919192122
Feels °C (?)161615161616171818181919171819202020202020202121
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