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 05:54 AM and sunset is at 08:38 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
10:13AM3.39m
10:31PM3.28m
10:48AM3.48m
11:08PM3.34m
11:24AM3.54m
11:44PM3.38m
12:00PM3.57m
00:21AM3.38m
12:37PM3.56m
1:00AM3.35m
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
Low Tide
4:25PM0.93m
4:41AM0.82m
5:00PM0.90m
5:17AM0.80m
5:36PM0.89m
5:53AM0.80m
6:14PM0.89m
6:31AM0.81m
6:54PM0.91m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
5
N
20
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
5
ESE
15
S
25
S
20
S
 mm 
3
1
9
4
2
1
12
2
2
1
3
3
max°C
19
19
18
19
18
16
17
17
16
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
17
21
21
17
19
19
17
19
19
16
18
18
15
17
18
15
17
17
14
Moonrise
4:35
5:22
6:16
7:15
8:18
9:23
10:27
11:32
12:37
1:44
2:53
4:07
Moonset
8:14
9:07
9:54
10:34
11:08
11:37
12:04
12:28
12:52
1:18
1:46
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:00
6:01
Sunset
8:38
8:39
8:39
8:40
8:40
8:42
8:42
8:43
8:43
8:43
8:44
8:44
Today's sea temperature in Waikato River Entrance is
20.7° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 17.8 max: 19.3 min: 15.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025
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