Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.9
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
10
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
787
630
556
471
404
357
375
560
822
678
682
1475
2643
3662
5292
5221
5220
5096
4824
5170
5553
3578
2634
2386
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02AM2.97m
5:43PM2.91m
6:07AM2.94m
6:48PM2.99m
7:05AM2.98m
7:39PM3.12m
Low Tide
11:22AM1.14m
11:57PM1.26m
12:26PM1.12m
1:01AM1.21m
1:22PM1.06m
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
12
18
13
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
8
5
8
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
9
10
6
5
2
3
3
4
5
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
2.1
W
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
787
630
556
471
404
270
375
560
822
678
397
1475
2643
3662
5292
5221
5220
2830
2650
2039
2386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.8
NNW
7
1.1
NW
8
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.8
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
11
4
56
138
357
352
352
352
507
682
743
75
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
43
271
172
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.5
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
10
4
SW
9
Energy kJ
22
54
111
138
77
80
56
25
10
6
5
5
13
80
5096
4824
5170
5553
3578
2634
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
54
236
236
238
42
265
173
237
173
54
54
0
49
102
49
49
53
108
115
150
210
210
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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