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 —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:48AM1.19m | 1:38PM0.98m | 5:25AM1.17m | 4:34PM0.99m | 5:41AM1.16m | 4:50PM1.00m | 5:31AM1.17m | 5:22PM1.03m | 5:48AM1.22m | 5:58PM1.07m | 9:21PM0.92m | 6:17AM1.26m | 6:34PM1.11m | 6:48AM1.30m | 7:09PM1.15m | 7:21AM1.34m | 7:43PM1.18m | 7:52AM1.37m | 8:15PM1.18m | 8:23AM1.39m | 8:47PM1.18m | 8:54AM1.41m | 9:19PM1.17m | 9:26AM1.42m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.17m | 9:02AM0.57m | 2:07PM0.98m | 9:31PM0.31m | 10:29AM0.60m | 10:54PM0.39m | 12:02PM0.53m | 00:12AM0.39m | 12:59PM0.41m | 1:07AM0.36m | 1:42PM0.30m | 9:02PM0.92m | 2:20PM0.21m | 9:17PM0.95m | 2:55PM0.13m | 9:47PM0.98m | 3:29PM0.06m | 10:17PM1.00m | 4:02PM0.02m | 10:46PM1.00m | 4:36PM-0.01m | 11:16PM0.98m | 5:11PM-0.03m | 11:48PM0.96m | 5:47PM-0.03m | |||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
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cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Moonrise | 11:59 | — | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 2:21 | — | — | 3:32 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:38 | — |
Moonset | — | 12:29 | — | — | 12:40 | — | — | 12:52 | — | — | 1:06 | — | — | 1:23 | — | — | 1:45 | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | 2:57 | — | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:04 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 10.6° C (Statistics for 11 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.5 max: 12.7 min: 10.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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