Surf beach

Waikato, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 6 s, heading toward SW, with strong cross-offshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0.2 m

SW

6 s

Wind

33 km/h

ENE

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.7 m

Rising

Weather

14 °C

Mostly clear

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

23 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.6 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

19 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.6 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

23 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

26 km/h · 54 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

25 km/h · 56 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 13 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

29 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 13 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

SW

32 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.6 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 7 s

SW

34 km/h · 71 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.6 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SW

33 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SSW

36 km/h · 79 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SSW

37 km/h · 77 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.1 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SSW

41 km/h · 83 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.4 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SSW

37 km/h · 83 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SSW

37 km/h · 77 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 7 s

SSW

36 km/h · 76 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.5 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

SSW

34 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.4 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

SW

33 km/h · 70 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.1 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

SW

28 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

SW

23 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

SW

19 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 12 °C

8 PM

Fair

0.1 m · 8 s

SW

20 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 11 °C

9 PM

Fair

0.1 m · 8 s

SW

19 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 11 °C

10 PM

Fair

0.1 m · 8 s

WSW

18 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 10 °C

11 PM

Fair

0.1 m · 8 s

WSW

15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 10 °C

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