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 05:46 AM and sunset is at 08:22 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:13AM1.26m | 3:59PM0.94m | 11:28PM1.33m | 11:54AM1.17m | 4:48PM0.96m | 00:10AM1.25m | 12:45PM1.05m | 5:35PM1.00m | 1:03AM1.15m | 2:05PM0.94m | 2:26AM1.06m | 7:00PM1.13m | 4:55AM1.09m | 7:23PM1.19m | 6:55PM1.28m | 6:33AM1.30m | 7:17PM1.38m | 7:15AM1.38m | 7:48PM1.47m | 7:57AM1.44m | 8:23PM1.52m | 8:38AM1.45m | 8:59PM1.54m | 9:19AM1.43m | 1:20PM1.12m | 9:36PM1.52m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.14m | 2:16PM0.86m | 7:33PM0.30m | 7:58AM0.20m | 2:47PM0.85m | 8:18PM0.39m | 8:46AM0.26m | 3:17PM0.87m | 9:10PM0.48m | 9:44AM0.29m | 3:30PM0.92m | 10:15PM0.55m | 10:57AM0.28m | 11:41PM0.55m | 12:20PM0.20m | 1:04AM0.43m | 1:29PM0.06m | 2:05AM0.25m | 2:24PM-0.08m | 2:55AM0.08m | 3:13PM-0.17m | 3:41AM-0.07m | 3:59PM-0.20m | 4:25AM-0.18m | 11:43AM1.09m | 4:43PM-0.18m | 00:11AM1.16m | 12:07PM1.09m | 5:27PM-0.10m | 00:41AM1.10m | ||||||
W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Moonrise | 1:02 | — | — | 2:01 | — | — | 2:45 | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
Moonset | 7:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 11:27 | — | — | 12:55 | — | — | 2:22 | — | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 11:11 |
 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:40 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 11.2 °C (Statistics for 28 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 10.4 max: 11.5 min: 8.5°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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