Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 25 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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.2°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 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212111111111111119988887888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56150345545538934329321721321315012173101101106119140146155140183218246
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
3.33
1:59AM
3.09
2:20PM
3.23
2:52AM
3.00
3:13PM
3.15
3:49AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.98
7:54PM
1.11
8:10AM
1.07
8:45PM
1.16
9:01AM
1.14
9:39PM
1.16
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:19-------8:20-------8:21----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C202222211715151621232321181716162122222018181919
Feels °C (?)181920191614141621222221181716162121212018192019
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