Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 20 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s

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

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Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)151518171616161616151616151616151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)253223852768270524312419238920751880173216101832165518562049206119802015187417591759158214471428
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
3.17
5:33PM
3.13
5:59AM
3.15
6:54PM
3.25
7:15AM
3.23
7:55PM
3.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
1.07
11:49PM
1.16
12:26PM
1.05
1:07AM
1.06
1:36PM
0.94
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
Sunrise--7:30-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset----5:24-------5:24-------5:25---
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Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C10991212111110887101211109877101211109
Feels °C (?)9771099886646887643368875
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Port Waikato-Sunset beach (fresh winds from the ENE at Kario 14 km from Port Waikato-Sunset beach). A 1.9m long period groundswell from the WSW

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1 h 9 min ago

33 km/h
ENE
Cross-Off
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