Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.8° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
691
822
811
754
721
700
700
613
604
538
442
379
336
282
240
205
167
160
153
125
147
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:55PM3.20m
7:26AM3.09m
7:52PM3.26m
8:23AM3.21m
8:42PM3.33m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.95m
1:40PM0.97m
2:10AM0.81m
2:34PM0.83m
2:57AM0.68m
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2
2
2
2
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Temp °C
20
19
17
15
15
15
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
20
22
19
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
18
16
14
14
15
19
20
20
19
17
16
17
16
20
21
18
18
18
18
16
16
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