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 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
3
3
5
5
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2479
1460
1613
1538
9204
9101
9044
8941
9647
10749
12161
4610
4772
3486
10000
10116
9515
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:14PM3.79m
9:37AM3.67m
9:55PM3.84m
10:16AM3.72m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.37m
3:46PM0.34m
4:08AM0.29m
4:25PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
10
9
8
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
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