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 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.4°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 12PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
12
5
SW
12
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2098
2070
2042
2274
5024
5116
4832
2274
5297
6270
3270
4827
6359
7022
8647
9105
9162
8365
7616
6779
5916
5323
4288
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:36AM2.79m
3:09PM2.81m
3:54AM2.67m
4:35PM2.74m
5:13AM2.67m
5:53PM2.81m
Low Tide
8:49AM1.33m
9:37PM1.48m
10:02AM1.44m
10:59PM1.49m
11:30AM1.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:11
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6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
6
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
7
9
8
8
8
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