Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1820
2531
3207
3233
3413
3405
3405
3440
2851
2632
2337
2177
3393
3393
3373
3543
3574
4047
3734
3364
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:52AM3.64m
11:04PM3.77m
11:27AM3.73m
11:40PM3.80m
12:03PM3.76m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.33m
5:19AM0.26m
5:36PM0.31m
5:57AM0.27m
6:15PM0.38m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:03
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7:01
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8:20
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7:21
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
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