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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.7
NW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111212121313131313131313121212222167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123145121101103104106110842082122122122082051361321241207291180223512
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
3.47
11:40AM
3.69
12:01AM
3.52
12:16PM
3.73
12:37AM
3.54
12:52PM
3.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.65
5:53PM
0.70
6:09AM
0.61
6:31PM
0.66
6:46AM
0.60
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:40-------8:39
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1313-21----11127112031--
Temp. °C181717161617171717171818191918181919202123222220
Feels °C (?)151414121213141413141514151514141516161824222117
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