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 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
16.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1850
1598
1449
1214
1005
893
689
788
1699
1488
1533
934
947
1014
1054
1014
924
886
672
1081
1433
1257
1081
1038
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
0
S
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:26AM3.18m
6:13PM3.14m
6:28AM3.28m
7:18PM3.34m
7:32AM3.41m
8:14PM3.56m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.87m
00:26AM0.95m
12:57PM0.74m
1:30AM0.78m
1:56PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
8
7
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
10
12
10
9
10
13
12
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
SW
7
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1850
1598
1449
1214
1005
893
689
679
1699
1488
1533
934
947
1014
1054
200
924
886
672
1081
1433
1257
1081
1038
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
SW
7
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
37
37
178
480
453
620
788
38
124
1014
138
74
51
33
11
11
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
352
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
1.2
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
10
109
200
247
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
49
49
48
48
48
53
154
176
183
142
49
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
0
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Rating
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
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4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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