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 06:48 AM and sunset is at 05:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:58AM3.82m
10:24PM3.85m
10:41AM3.82m
11:07PM3.85m
11:26AM3.72m
11:53PM3.74m
12:16PM3.54m
00:45AM3.57m
1:14PM3.31m
1:46AM3.36m
2:25PM3.11m
3:00AM3.19m
3:40PM2.99m
4:18AM3.11m
4:52PM2.96m
5:30AM3.13m
5:59PM3.01m
6:31AM3.20m
7:00PM3.11m
7:23AM3.28m
7:50PM3.24m
8:07AM3.36m
8:32PM3.36m
8:46AM3.42m
9:09PM3.47m
9:23AM3.45m
9:43PM3.54m
9:57AM3.46m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.15m
4:36AM0.24m
4:58PM0.22m
5:22AM0.36m
5:44PM0.38m
6:12AM0.55m
6:34PM0.60m
7:08AM0.78m
7:29PM0.85m
8:12AM0.99m
8:33PM1.07m
9:22AM1.12m
9:48PM1.19m
10:36AM1.15m
11:05PM1.18m
11:48AM1.07m
00:15AM1.07m
12:49PM0.93m
1:13AM0.92m
1:38PM0.77m
2:00AM0.78m
2:20PM0.64m
2:41AM0.67m
2:58PM0.55m
3:18AM0.62m
3:34PM0.51m
3:53AM0.62m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
cloudy
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
 mm 
1
1
16
2
2
19
2
4
1
1
4
8
3
1
3
3
4
5
5
1
1
2
3
1
max°C
18
19
17
18
17
14
16
15
13
17
17
16
17
16
13
16
17
13
18
17
13
15
16
13
16
16
14
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
15
12
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
Moonrise
7:23
8:40
9:58
11:12
12:17
1:09
1:52
2:25
2:54
3:19
3:42
4:05
4:28
4:54
5:24
5:58
Moonset
5:53
6:33
7:22
8:21
9:29
10:41
11:54
1:03
2:09
3:13
4:15
5:16
6:17
7:19
8:21
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
Sunset
5:51
5:50
5:49
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Today's sea temperature in Waikato River Entrance is
19.0° C
(Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 18.2 max: 19.4 min: 16.8°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026
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