Christchurch 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 — and sunset is at 05:46 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:28PM1.71m | 2:47AM1.77m | 3:09PM1.73m | 3:28AM1.77m | 3:51PM1.76m | 4:09AM1.76m | 4:32PM1.78m | 4:50AM1.74m | 5:14PM1.80m | 5:32AM1.72m | 5:56PM1.80m | 6:15AM1.70m | 6:39PM1.81m | 6:59AM1.68m | 7:24PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.66m | 8:10PM1.81m | 8:32AM1.65m | 8:59PM1.82m | 9:22AM1.66m | 9:52PM1.84m | 10:16AM1.69m | 10:46PM1.88m | 11:12AM1.74m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.39m | 8:54AM0.37m | 9:12PM0.38m | 9:35AM0.36m | 9:56PM0.37m | 10:17AM0.35m | 10:42PM0.37m | 11:00AM0.35m | 11:28PM0.38m | 11:44AM0.36m | 00:14AM0.39m | 12:28PM0.38m | 1:01AM0.40m | 1:14PM0.39m | 1:49AM0.41m | 2:01PM0.39m | 2:37AM0.40m | 2:49PM0.38m | 3:26AM0.38m | 3:39PM0.34m | 4:17AM0.34m | 4:30PM0.29m | 5:08AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Moonrise | 4:22 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 11:22 | — |
Moonset | 2:57 | — | 3:59 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 10:35 | — | — | 11:41 | — | — | 12:39 | — | — | 1:28 | — | — | 2:07 | — | — | 2:38 |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 |
 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 14.4 °C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 12.2 max: 13.6 min: 11.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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