Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Mar 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
19.6° C
(Which is 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 9AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16041533153315331427128512671049907732642623501494424364292282236202232164164167
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
3.11
2:51PM
2.95
3:19AM
2.93
3:50PM
2.77
4:27AM
2.78
5:10PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
1.21
9:10PM
1.17
9:44AM
1.39
10:04PM
1.35
10:52AM
1.51
11:21PM
1.45
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:46-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141418222121171615141518181716141413162121211919
Feels °C (?)121115201920151211101114141313121210131819201818
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