Port Waikato-Sunset beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 9AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
2
W
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313121212121211678991011111111121312121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1435121199383678165349244550379511391492230743906104542147074299812744233655327538403452
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
0
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
3.81
10:48PM
3.98
11:11AM
3.85
11:28PM
3.93
11:52AM
3.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.18
4:41PM
0.17
5:05AM
0.15
5:22PM
0.21
5:47AM
0.22
6:06PM
0.35
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Sunrise--6:31-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:07-------6:07--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------24211221-------1
Temp. °C991112131212121214141615131212121212131312119
Feels °C (?)77989878789108655566891097
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Port Waikato-Sunset beach (moderate winds from the NNE at Kario 14 km from Port Waikato-Sunset beach). 1.7m 12s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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28 km/h
NNE
Cross-Shore
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