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 Tuesday 07 Apr 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
19.4° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121214141414131313131313121515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)230220149149116144114116297352390493347342394295290321268148196272796732
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
0
SE
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
3.14
12:58AM
3.18
1:20PM
2.96
1:46AM
3.00
2:19PM
2.79
2:50AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.01
6:54PM
0.97
7:20AM
1.19
7:37PM
1.16
8:12AM
1.34
8:30PM
1.32
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
221212221111------------
Temp. °C161617181818191920211919181818181818181818181818
Feels °C (?)121213151516191921222121192020202020191919191919
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