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 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5269
5343
4960
4902
4822
5240
5595
4456
4086
3614
3336
3480
3211
3576
3377
2643
2169
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
35
NW
20
NNW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:28AM2.97m
5:24PM3.06m
5:55AM3.03m
6:40PM3.24m
Low Tide
10:11PM1.29m
10:46AM1.27m
11:41PM1.24m
12:16PM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
5
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
12
11
13
12
13
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