Kaikoura 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 —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:07AM1.83m | 6:35PM1.91m | 6:54AM1.81m | 7:19PM1.91m | 7:44AM1.80m | 8:04PM1.91m | 8:35AM1.79m | 8:52PM1.91m | 9:26AM1.79m | 9:43PM1.90m | 10:17AM1.81m | 10:38PM1.91m | 11:07AM1.85m | 11:33PM1.93m | 11:59AM1.89m | 00:28AM1.96m | 12:53PM1.94m | 1:22AM2.00m | 1:48PM2.00m | 2:16AM2.04m | 2:44PM2.05m | 3:13AM2.05m | 3:40PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.66m | 12:17PM0.65m | 00:45AM0.66m | 1:00PM0.65m | 1:32AM0.65m | 1:46PM0.64m | 2:22AM0.63m | 2:36PM0.62m | 3:14AM0.60m | 3:29PM0.58m | 4:07AM0.55m | 4:23PM0.52m | 5:01AM0.49m | 5:16PM0.46m | 5:54AM0.43m | 6:10PM0.41m | 6:46AM0.38m | 7:05PM0.38m | 7:38AM0.34m | 8:04PM0.36m | 8:31AM0.33m | 9:04PM0.36m | 9:27AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
SE 10 | S 12 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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max°C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Moonrise | 5:56 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 11:22 | — | — | — | 12:39 | — | — | 1:56 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
Moonset | 8:09 | 9:17 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 11:31 | — | — | 12:29 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 1:59 | — | — | 2:31 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | — | 3:22 | — | — | 3:45 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:32 |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 13.7 °C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 13.1 max: 14.6 min: 12.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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