Port Waikato-Sunset beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 174.71° E

Port Waikato-Sunset beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Waikato-Sunset beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-Sunset beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4822
5240
5384
4187
4086
3740
3693
3253
3211
3348
2598
2285
2253
1303
1443
1193
1099
1045
814
983
890
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:24PM3.06m
5:55AM3.03m
6:40PM3.24m
7:06AM3.19m
7:39PM3.46m
Low Tide
10:46AM1.27m
11:41PM1.24m
12:16PM1.16m
00:57AM1.03m
1:24PM0.92m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
9
9
7
7
6
8
8
9
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