Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Port Waikato-Sunset beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.1
WNW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)88712127111111131616151414131313131212111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9705753602783473894166936088782133881199321222378269825782496281532803935392744494362
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
3.00
6:50PM
2.94
7:08AM
3.19
7:39PM
3.16
7:51AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.19
12:43PM
1.04
1:02AM
0.96
1:30PM
0.77
1:48AM
0.71
2:11PM
0.52
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:45-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---1371-1-11222222321--
Temp. °C191818181919171717171716171717151514151416181817
Feels °C (?)1616171617171714151615131515141110910811121313
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