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 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
374
369
273
269
230
187
187
132
134
134
83
83
87
92
99
100
96
88
144
209
233
1042
1045
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM3.41m
11:22PM3.60m
11:44AM3.39m
11:59PM3.57m
12:22PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.86m
5:16PM0.77m
5:38AM0.86m
5:52PM0.79m
6:17AM0.86m
6:30PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
4
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
10
9
9
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
0.3
WSW
17
2.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
437
374
369
273
269
230
187
187
132
134
134
83
83
87
92
99
100
96
53
144
209
233
57
1045
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
6
12
6
22
25
25
24
8
8
7
6
88
42
42
26
56
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
14
6
6
13
29
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
2.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
3
10
28
60
154
1042
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
160
275
275
48
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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