Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
667
549
449
370
321
241
245
265
292
206
167
162
152
149
144
169
167
199
192
436
509
691
822
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM3.08m
4:35PM3.19m
5:11AM3.02m
5:48PM3.16m
6:20AM3.02m
6:55PM3.20m
Low Tide
10:08AM1.10m
10:55PM1.09m
11:22AM1.14m
00:07AM1.06m
12:35PM1.09m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
17
20
21
19
16
16
15
15
16
18
20
19
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
15
18
19
17
14
15
14
14
15
17
19
18
15
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