Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (10 May)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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0
!
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4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3017
4889
5413
2512
2639
1970
6132
5711
4846
4007
3281
3010
2537
2288
1915
1699
1575
1380
1346
1249
1112
1094
971
874
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:00PM2.78m
4:25AM2.95m
5:00PM2.83m
5:22AM3.04m
5:59PM2.96m
Low Tide
9:45AM1.27m
10:08PM1.26m
10:47AM1.16m
11:11PM1.16m
11:47AM0.99m
00:11AM0.99m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
9
10
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
1797
5711
4846
4007
3281
3010
2537
2288
1915
1699
1575
1380
1346
1249
1112
1094
971
874
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
26
Energy kJ
13
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
14
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
3017
4889
5413
2512
2639
1970
6132
6
4
7
7
6
5
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
86
106
215
131
131
106
102
49
1
1
1
1
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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