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. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tue 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 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 | 6:18PM1.24m | 6:36AM1.45m | 7:04PM1.29m | 7:19AM1.51m | 7:49PM1.30m | 8:00AM1.54m | 8:34PM1.29m | 8:42AM1.55m | 12:23PM1.20m | 9:17PM1.25m | 9:23AM1.51m | 1:06PM1.18m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:58PM0.03m | 9:04PM1.04m | 2:46PM-0.15m | 9:28PM1.09m | 3:32PM-0.29m | 10:02PM1.12m | 11:01AM1.19m | 4:17PM-0.37m | 10:38PM1.12m | 11:40AM1.19m | 5:00PM-0.37m | 11:15PM1.11m | 12:21PM1.17m | ||||||||||
ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | |
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Moonrise | — | 11:22 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 12:04 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:54 | — | — | 1:37 | — | — | 2:39 | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 8:21 |
Moonset | 10:02 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | — | 12:39 | — | — | 2:02 | — | — | 3:30 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 10:08 | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:17 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 10.4° C (Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 10.7 max: 11.7 min: 10.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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