Christchurch Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 05:47 AM and sunset is at 06:36 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:57AM1.35m
2:02PM0.88m
10:15PM1.34m
10:30AM1.29m
3:04PM0.86m
10:48PM1.28m
11:07AM1.20m
3:58PM0.86m
11:28PM1.19m
11:52AM1.07m
4:49PM0.89m
00:19AM1.08m
1:05PM0.93m
2:00AM0.99m
6:22PM1.02m
6:46PM1.11m
6:14PM1.22m
6:41PM1.35m
6:38AM1.47m
7:15PM1.45m
7:18AM1.55m
7:50PM1.52m
7:59AM1.58m
8:26PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.88m
6:09PM0.19m
6:29AM0.25m
1:56PM0.84m
6:47PM0.30m
7:10AM0.33m
2:25PM0.81m
7:29PM0.41m
7:57AM0.42m
2:54PM0.82m
8:21PM0.51m
8:59AM0.47m
3:13PM0.87m
9:33PM0.59m
10:29AM0.45m
11:15PM0.56m
12:01PM0.29m
00:34AM0.42m
1:02PM0.06m
1:29AM0.23m
1:51PM-0.14m
2:15AM0.06m
2:36PM-0.30m
3:00AM-0.09m
3:19PM-0.37m
3:43AM-0.18m
4:02PM-0.36m
4:26AM-0.22m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
1.5
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
SE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
9
2.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.1
SW
9
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
3.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
WSW
12
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
SW
40
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
ESE
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
ENE
30
N
15
NW
10
SSW
15
ENE
10
S
10
E
 mm 
2.0
1.0
2.0
11
7
1.0
2.0
10
1.0
2.0
4
5
4
1.0
15
max°C
10
11
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
10
7
9
9
7
7
10
7
8
9
7
Moonrise
11:46
2:01
3:09
4:04
4:45
5:14
5:36
5:53
6:08
6:22
6:36
Moonset
7:01
7:25
9:00
9:50
10:57
12:18
1:46
3:17
4:48
6:18
7:48
9:19
Sunrise
5:47
5:45
6:43
5:41
5:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:24
5:22
Sunset
6:36
6:37
7:38
6:40
6:42
6:44
6:45
6:46
6:49
6:50
6:52
6:53
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 9.8 °C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 9.3 max: 10.6 min: 7.2°C)
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