Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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
19.1° 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 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
!
3
2
1
1
3
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121313131313131312999141313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2292256324752282217020781430114498399810831022110812371624186221132265245427453106328835493549
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
3.74
9:43PM
3.76
9:58AM
3.82
10:24PM
3.85
10:41AM
3.82
11:07PM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.18
3:53AM
0.23
4:14PM
0.15
4:36AM
0.24
4:58PM
0.22
5:22AM
0.36
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1611--152-1-1-112
Temp. °C171818171716151415161818171816151618181614151414
Feels °C (?)141515151513121112141515141414141515161513141313
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