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 Monday 06 Apr 2026 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
19.6° 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: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131414141413131313131312121212121212141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7001057934908754599590465394290230220149149116144114116297352390363347342
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
3.31
12:19AM
3.35
12:36PM
3.14
12:58AM
3.18
1:20PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.83
6:17PM
0.78
6:37AM
1.01
6:54PM
0.97
7:20AM
1.19
7:37PM
1.16
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:05--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1541122211---
Temp. °C151516191918171817171817171718181918181818181716
Feels °C (?)131213161615131514131413141315171919201917181716
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