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Waikawau Beach

Waikato, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.3 m) at 12 s, heading toward ENE, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward S.

Swell

1.3 m

ENE

12 s

Wind

12 km/h

S

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.4 m

Falling

Weather

15 °C

Overcast

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

0.8 m · 10 s

ENE

12 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

2.8 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

1 AM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

ENE

12 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2.8 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

2 AM

Poor

1 m · 8 s

ENE

13 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

3 AM

Poor

1.1 m · 7 s

ENE

14 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Drizzle · 11 °C

4 AM

Poor

1.1 m · 6 s

ENE

13 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Drizzle · 11 °C

5 AM

Poor

1.1 m · 6 s

ENE

15 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

6 AM

Poor

1.1 m · 6 s

E

14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 10 °C

7 AM

Fair

1 m · 8 s

ENE

17 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

8 AM

Fair

1 m · 11 s

ENE

17 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

9 AM

Good

0.9 m · 13 s

ENE

16 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

10 AM

Fair

1 m · 12 s

ENE

19 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

11 AM

Fair

1.1 m · 10 s

ENE

19 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

2.5 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

12 PM

Fair

1.2 m · 9 s

E

21 km/h · 51 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

1 PM

Fair

1.2 m · 9 s

ENE

21 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 15 °C

2 PM

Fair

1.2 m · 11 s

ENE

21 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

3 PM

Good

1.2 m · 12 s

ENE

18 km/h · 51 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

2.4 m

Overcast · 15 °C

4 PM

Good

1.2 m · 12 s

ENE

17 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 16 °C

5 PM

Good

1.3 m · 12 s

ENE

12 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 15 °C

6 PM

Good

1.3 m · 12 s

ENE

10 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Overcast · 14 °C

7 PM

Good

1.4 m · 11 s

ENE

9 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 12 °C

8 PM

Good

1.5 m · 11 s

ENE

10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

9 PM

Good

1.6 m · 11 s

ENE

9 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.4 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

10 PM

Good

1.7 m · 11 s

ENE

8 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.8 m

Heavy drizzle · 12 °C

11 PM

Good

1.8 m · 10 s

ENE

8 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.3 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

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