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 Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101099998881314141413131313131313141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)386346290236221207157150157159309943182220381949184815511427140513091370139012531235
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
3.38
10:14PM
3.32
10:34AM
3.46
10:49PM
3.35
11:07AM
3.51
11:23PM
3.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.69
4:10PM
0.79
4:25AM
0.66
4:45PM
0.78
4:59AM
0.68
5:18PM
0.81
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:13-------8:14-------8:15--
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
19411--------------------
Temp. °C181616171818171716161617171616151515171918181616
Feels °C (?)201616181919181715151516161616151415171816171616
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