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 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1
SW
12
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
NW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1672
1520
1380
1180
1162
1083
965
800
890
292
692
352
352
347
394
397
354
295
295
290
376
514
1242
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
0
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:13AM3.34m
9:27PM3.57m
9:48AM3.48m
10:00PM3.70m
10:22AM3.59m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.79m
3:21PM0.65m
3:40AM0.62m
3:55PM0.51m
4:14AM0.49m
4:28PM0.43m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
3
15
11
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
14
14
11
10
10
9
8
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
16
7
7
7
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