Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1162
1211
1044
811
443
568
449
386
400
517
673
726
800
862
862
773
735
635
3460
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:39PM3.46m
8:04AM3.38m
8:29PM3.66m
8:53AM3.55m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.92m
1:55AM0.77m
2:18PM0.66m
2:44AM0.54m
3:04PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
12
12
11
10
10
8
9
9
10
9
9
6
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