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 — and sunset is at 09:12 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wed
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:21PM1.65m
10:45AM1.78m
11:12PM1.69m
11:36AM1.79m
00:07AM1.76m
12:30PM1.81m
1:05AM1.85m
1:28PM1.84m
2:03AM1.95m
2:26PM1.89m
3:01AM2.05m
3:24PM1.94m
3:58AM2.14m
4:21PM1.99m
4:55AM2.21m
5:17PM2.03m
5:50AM2.24m
6:12PM2.04m
6:45AM2.23m
7:08PM2.03m
7:39AM2.19m
8:03PM1.99m
8:33AM2.12m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.34m
4:38AM0.34m
5:10PM0.31m
5:29AM0.32m
5:59PM0.27m
6:22AM0.30m
6:50PM0.22m
7:19AM0.26m
7:43PM0.17m
8:17AM0.22m
8:39PM0.11m
9:17AM0.17m
9:37PM0.05m
10:16AM0.12m
10:35PM0.00m
11:15AM0.08m
11:32PM-0.03m
12:12PM0.05m
00:29AM-0.04m
1:08PM0.04m
1:25AM-0.02m
2:03PM0.06m
2:20AM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
mod rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
E
15
WSW
10
SW
10
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
0
NE
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
0
ENE
 mm 
1
2
21
2
1
9
8
max°C
21
15
18
16
13
16
16
14
15
15
13
13
14
11
15
16
14
14
18
15
16
14
13
15
16
12
14
14
12
15
15
13
15
16
14
20
Moonrise
12:45
1:57
3:12
4:31
5:53
7:15
8:29
9:29
10:14
10:49
11:15
Moonset
12:40
12:59
1:19
1:43
2:12
2:50
3:39
4:44
6:00
7:21
8:41
9:56
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
Sunset
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is
17.4° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.8 max: 15.5 min: 12.1°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025
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