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 Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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
19.8° C
(Which is 3.9°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 5AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
!
!
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
W
3.5
WSW
3
SW
2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111101099912121289812121212121212111210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20121624135898374853031326052544389516161235519319419336419545636378347897787
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
35
NE
45
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
3.04
4:13PM
3.15
4:48AM
2.93
5:21PM
3.06
5:52AM
2.89
6:26PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
1.03
9:49AM
1.12
10:34PM
1.13
10:57AM
1.22
11:40PM
1.16
12:06PM
1.22
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise---6:05-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:05-------8:06-------8:07
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------411103---11---1241--
Temp. °C151412121821161517181617171718171615151415171716
Feels °C (?)14131110161914131414914161616151515151313131311
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