Waikato River Entrance Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Waikato River Entrance Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:56 AM and sunset is at 08:42 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:17PM3.52m
1:42AM3.29m
1:59PM3.46m
2:26AM3.22m
2:43PM3.39m
3:15AM3.16m
3:32PM3.32m
4:06AM3.12m
4:26PM3.26m
5:02AM3.10m
5:24PM3.23m
6:08AM3.13m
6:30PM3.24m
7:24AM3.24m
7:43PM3.30m
8:32AM3.43m
8:53PM3.40m
9:30AM3.63m
9:52PM3.54m
10:21AM3.80m
10:45PM3.64m
11:10AM3.91m
11:34PM3.69m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.84m
7:37PM0.92m
7:51AM0.89m
8:21PM0.93m
8:36AM0.95m
9:08PM0.94m
9:25AM1.01m
9:56PM0.94m
10:19AM1.05m
10:49PM0.94m
11:17AM1.07m
11:48PM0.94m
12:24PM1.05m
00:58AM0.90m
1:39PM0.97m
2:10AM0.80m
2:47PM0.84m
3:13AM0.69m
3:44PM0.67m
4:07AM0.55m
4:35PM0.54m
4:57AM0.46m
5:25PM0.48m
5:45AM0.43m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
 km/h
30
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
WSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
20
NW
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
SW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
15
WNW
 mm 
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
max°C
20
20
17
20
20
17
23
21
17
17
19
16
22
21
17
22
23
17
22
20
17
20
20
18
20
20
17
22
22
18
24
24
19
24
24
20
Moonrise
9:23
10:27
11:32
12:37
1:44
2:53
4:07
5:24
6:41
7:53
8:55
9:45
Moonset
11:37
12:04
12:28
12:52
1:18
1:46
2:21
3:03
3:57
5:02
6:15
Sunrise
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:05
Sunset
8:42
8:42
8:43
8:43
8:43
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
Today's sea temperature in Waikato River Entrance is
20.0° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 18.1 max: 19.3 min: 16.2°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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