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 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.2°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
3
W
14
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4435
3707
3398
3102
2820
2553
2265
2116
1887
1697
1560
1516
1442
1422
1491
1937
1874
3066
3484
1660
2184
2458
5125
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM3.64m
12:43PM3.51m
1:00AM3.48m
1:28PM3.35m
1:50AM3.27m
2:25PM3.17m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.59m
7:00PM0.77m
7:23AM0.77m
7:51PM0.98m
8:14AM0.99m
8:52PM1.18m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
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