Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
4
WSW
12
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
810
810
787
804
804
859
804
828
865
787
711
612
471
465
398
352
638
665
492
826
799
4021
5564
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM3.06m
4:33PM2.92m
5:02AM2.97m
5:43PM2.91m
6:07AM2.94m
Low Tide
9:46PM1.15m
10:19AM1.10m
10:48PM1.24m
11:22AM1.14m
11:57PM1.26m
12:26PM1.12m
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part cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
10
2
2
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
10
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
9
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
9
12
11
11
11
10
12
11
11
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.6
NW
8
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
326
810
810
787
804
804
859
804
828
865
787
711
612
471
465
398
210
638
665
307
826
799
41
3488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.4
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
1
NW
8
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
NW
9
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
99
74
69
50
49
33
44
20
19
11
11
4
4
9
32
126
352
347
458
492
178
355
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
10
0.4
W
11
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
257
1
1
15
118
39
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.4
SSW
5
4
WSW
12
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
1
2
2
6
6
7
3
5
6
20
42
74
62
37
31
24
16
12
10
13
117
4021
5564
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
9
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
236
236
238
242
242
102
102
54
0
0
0
102
102
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
9
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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