Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2792
2317
1667
1042
988
1247
1049
1083
1162
983
890
956
443
578
488
386
355
393
517
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
NNE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40PM3.24m
7:06AM3.19m
7:39PM3.46m
8:04AM3.38m
8:29PM3.66m
Low Tide
12:16PM1.16m
00:57AM1.03m
1:24PM0.92m
1:55AM0.77m
2:18PM0.66m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
13
6
5
7
7
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
7
7
11
11
10
9
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