Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7747
6823
6130
5160
4435
3901
3584
3281
3102
2820
2515
2265
1915
1834
1697
1653
1442
1556
1657
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM3.62m
00:18AM3.64m
12:43PM3.51m
1:00AM3.48m
1:28PM3.35m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.59m
6:40AM0.59m
7:00PM0.77m
7:23AM0.77m
7:51PM0.98m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
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