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 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
282
250
262
218
172
248
517
877
907
1182
1198
1077
968
771
597
428
397
384
1078
919
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38PM2.91m
4:07AM2.87m
4:50PM2.83m
5:21AM2.80m
6:11PM2.87m
Low Tide
9:26AM1.13m
9:57PM1.33m
10:24AM1.26m
11:08PM1.42m
11:40AM1.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
10
9
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
9
8
8
9
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