Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.2° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
199
192
436
509
691
822
811
754
721
700
700
613
604
538
442
379
336
282
209
205
184
262
294
242
255
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM3.02m
6:55PM3.20m
7:26AM3.09m
7:52PM3.26m
8:23AM3.21m
8:42PM3.33m
Low Tide
12:35PM1.09m
1:14AM0.95m
1:40PM0.97m
2:10AM0.81m
2:34PM0.83m
2:57AM0.68m
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Temp °C
14
14
18
22
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20
17
15
14
15
18
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17
16
16
16
20
22
20
20
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Feels °C
12
12
16
21
21
20
16
15
13
15
18
21
20
20
17
16
16
16
20
22
20
20
17
16
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