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 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
W
14
3
W
15
3.5
W
10
3
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2820
2394
2265
2029
1887
1697
1560
1442
1442
1491
1633
2107
2488
2895
3436
4318
1915
4748
5125
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM3.51m
1:00AM3.48m
1:28PM3.35m
1:50AM3.27m
2:25PM3.17m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.77m
7:23AM0.77m
7:51PM0.98m
8:14AM0.99m
8:52PM1.18m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
9
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