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 04:02 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). 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 31 | Thu 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:15PM1.18m | 8:23AM1.39m | 8:47PM1.18m | 8:54AM1.41m | 9:19PM1.17m | 9:26AM1.42m | 9:54PM1.16m | 9:59AM1.41m | 10:32PM1.14m | 10:36AM1.38m | 11:15PM1.12m | 11:18AM1.31m | 00:09AM1.09m | 12:08PM1.21m | 1:28AM1.07m | 1:19PM1.10m | 4:31AM1.13m | 3:09PM1.06m | 4:33AM1.20m | 4:31PM1.11m | 5:13AM1.29m | 5:28PM1.18m | 5:54AM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.02m | 10:46PM1.00m | 4:36PM-0.01m | 11:16PM0.98m | 5:11PM-0.03m | 11:48PM0.96m | 5:47PM-0.03m | 00:22AM0.94m | 6:24PM-0.01m | 6:39AM0.35m | 7:03PM0.03m | 7:22AM0.42m | 7:45PM0.09m | 8:09AM0.49m | 8:33PM0.17m | 9:07AM0.54m | 9:32PM0.26m | 10:27AM0.53m | 10:54PM0.31m | 11:57AM0.42m | 00:19AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.23m | 1:24AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | WSW 13 | |
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some clouds | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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max°C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Moonrise | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:38 | — | — | 10:55 | — | — | 11:10 | — | — | 11:22 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 12:04 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:54 | — | — | 1:37 |
Moonset | 3:52 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | — | 12:39 | — | — | 2:02 | — | — | 3:30 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 |
 | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 10.6° C (Statistics for 20 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.0 max: 12.0 min: 10.3°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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