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 07:30 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tue
8
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
3:39PM1.86m
4:07AM2.02m
4:30PM1.97m
4:57AM2.08m
5:22PM2.06m
5:49AM2.11m
6:16PM2.13m
6:42AM2.10m
7:12PM2.16m
7:38AM2.07m
8:10PM2.16m
8:37AM2.03m
9:10PM2.14m
9:38AM1.97m
10:13PM2.10m
10:42AM1.92m
11:16PM2.05m
11:45AM1.88m
00:18AM2.00m
12:46PM1.84m
1:17AM1.96m
1:43PM1.82m
2:10AM1.93m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.12m
10:22AM0.12m
10:44PM0.04m
11:14AM0.04m
11:39PM-0.01m
12:08PM-0.01m
00:37AM-0.02m
1:03PM-0.04m
1:35AM-0.01m
1:59PM-0.03m
2:34AM0.02m
2:57PM0.00m
3:34AM0.07m
3:56PM0.06m
4:35AM0.13m
4:55PM0.11m
5:34AM0.18m
5:54PM0.17m
6:32AM0.23m
6:52PM0.22m
7:28AM0.26m
7:46PM0.25m
8:21AM0.28m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
10
ENE
15
WSW
20
S
5
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
WSW
15
ENE
25
N
10
W
15
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
E
5
E
15
SW
25
S
 mm 
2.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
max°C
16
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
17
13
12
13
14
13
15
15
13
15
15
15
16
18
18
21
22
19
22
22
19
14
13
13
14
15
13
12
Moonrise
4:16
5:35
6:55
8:17
9:40
11:05
12:28
1:46
2:52
3:44
3:24
3:54
4:18
Moonset
6:25
6:48
7:09
7:32
7:58
8:30
9:09
10:00
11:01
12:10
12:22
1:33
Sunrise
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:46
7:47
7:48
7:48
6:50
7:50
7:52
Sunset
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23
7:22
7:21
7:19
7:16
7:15
7:14
6:12
7:09
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 16.7 °C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 13.5 max: 15.1 min: 11.6°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 27 Mar 2025
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