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 05:52 AM and sunset is at 08:29 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:31AM3.85m
10:52PM3.72m
11:19AM3.91m
11:43PM3.70m
12:08PM3.89m
00:33AM3.61m
12:58PM3.78m
1:25AM3.47m
1:49PM3.62m
2:18AM3.30m
2:42PM3.43m
3:12AM3.14m
3:36PM3.24m
4:06AM3.00m
4:32PM3.09m
5:02AM2.90m
5:31PM2.98m
6:04AM2.86m
6:32PM2.94m
7:13AM2.90m
7:32PM2.95m
8:11AM3.01m
8:25PM3.01m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.39m
5:07AM0.33m
5:34PM0.41m
5:56AM0.39m
6:25PM0.50m
6:45AM0.52m
7:18PM0.63m
7:35AM0.68m
8:12PM0.78m
8:26AM0.86m
9:05PM0.92m
9:20AM1.02m
9:58PM1.03m
10:16AM1.15m
10:52PM1.11m
11:15AM1.24m
11:51PM1.14m
12:20PM1.26m
00:54AM1.12m
1:26PM1.22m
1:52AM1.06m
2:23PM1.15m
2:41AM0.98m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
15
SW
0
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
S
20
SSW
5
ESE
5
N
10
SW
10
ENE
10
E
15
SW
5
NE
10
E
15
SW
15
E
 mm 
1
max°C
18
18
17
20
20
18
21
21
18
21
20
18
23
20
19
22
21
17
19
19
17
18
18
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
20
19
16
21
20
16
Moonrise
9:09
10:17
11:12
11:56
12:30
12:58
1:23
1:45
2:07
2:30
2:54
Moonset
5:18
6:19
7:29
8:44
9:59
11:09
12:15
1:17
2:18
3:16
4:16
5:16
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
8:35
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
Today's sea temperature in Waikato River Entrance is
20.9° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 17.0 max: 18.4 min: 15.5°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025
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