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 Wednesday 17 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
14.0° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
!
!
0
!
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
2.3
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)14149101011111111111112151414131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2471293914992091284837303875321024962235225214444372481243603632314825122034164913361166989787
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
3.14
6:59AM
3.05
7:30PM
3.29
7:54AM
3.20
8:17PM
3.44
8:39AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
1.14
1:16PM
1.06
1:45AM
0.94
2:07PM
0.85
2:30AM
0.75
2:49PM
0.67
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:13---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:14-------6:15
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----487-1111-----------
Temp. °C14151415151414141312121213131211118768121211
Feels °C (?)1010910109910977787768543510108
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 31 km away suggest it is still onshore at Port Waikato-Sunset beach (strong winds from the W at Auckland). 2.3m 9s swell from the WSW with a 2.3m 6s windswell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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31 km away, 45 min ago

39 km/h
W
0.0
14.0
Air / Water (°C)
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