Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)91010101077714141414141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1641341391421001492312283055296586587316305955775601137972848803689657570
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
2.88
8:26AM
3.03
8:43PM
2.98
9:11AM
3.18
9:30PM
3.12
9:50AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.20
2:40PM
1.24
2:59AM
1.09
3:24PM
1.12
3:42AM
0.97
4:03PM
0.99
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:43
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1243221311--1-----------
Temp. °C201919192120232120191919202121201818201920222121
Feels °C (?)212020202121232121201919191919191718201920212022
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