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Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SW
2.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)13111312121212121261289999151481414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118127238178149149120118118149231823216720211342126342514119151344163020217620531939
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglasscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
2.92
8:15PM
2.88
8:44AM
3.09
9:05PM
3.05
9:26AM
3.28
9:48PM
3.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.34
2:33AM
1.19
3:00PM
1.16
3:18AM
0.99
3:40PM
0.95
3:57AM
0.79
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset---8:22-------8:20-------8:19----
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-36363131-----------1---
Temp. °C242322222121212020201919201818181718181717171818
Feels °C (?)252423242424252220181616161214141111101214131313
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