Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
SSW
2.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
1.5
SW
1
WSW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
W
2.4
W
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1012127799881277111111131616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11010410310569625861637854248278362444117013206087811948881224226882982269825742323
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
15
S
35
SW
45
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
2.85
5:52PM
2.78
6:19AM
3.00
6:50PM
2.94
7:08AM
3.19
7:39PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.28
12:07AM
1.19
12:43PM
1.04
1:02AM
0.96
1:30PM
0.77
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:45-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:55---
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11555152----12211-11125334
Temp. °C202121201918181818181919171717171716171815161615
Feels °C (?)171920211512141516161618171616171715161713141110
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