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Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-Sunset beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
392 | 392 | 358 | 311 | 277 | 309 | 407 | 362 | 352 | 261 | 290 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 268 | 314 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 418 | 401 | 395 | 395 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:38AM3.29m | 11:56PM3.40m | 12:16PM3.17m | 00:35AM3.27m | 1:00PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.89m | 5:52PM0.84m | 6:14AM1.02m | 6:30PM0.98m | 6:57AM1.14m | 7:12PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 392 | 392 | 358 | 311 | 277 | 309 | 407 | 362 | 352 | 261 | 290 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 268 | 314 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 418 | 401 | 395 | 395 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 89 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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