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 05:58 AM and sunset is at 08:43 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
11:57AM3.92m
00:21AM3.66m
12:43PM3.86m
1:06AM3.57m
Low Tide
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
6:13PM0.48m
6:30AM0.47m
7:00PM0.55m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SW
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
W
5
N
10
N
15
NW
10
N
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
0
N
10
WSW
5
E
 mm 
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
1
max°C
23
20
18
19
19
16
21
21
17
17
19
18
21
24
19
24
23
19
21
21
17
23
23
19
20
20
18
20
20
18
18
19
17
20
20
17
Moonrise
11:32
12:37
1:44
2:53
4:07
5:24
6:41
7:53
8:55
9:45
10:24
10:56
Moonset
12:04
12:28
12:52
1:18
1:46
2:21
3:03
3:57
5:02
6:15
7:32
8:46
Sunrise
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
Sunset
8:43
8:43
8:43
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
Today's sea temperature in Waikato River Entrance is
20.1° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 18.2 max: 20.1 min: 16.2°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025
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