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 05:37 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
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
6:39PM1.81m
6:59AM1.68m
7:24PM1.81m
7:44AM1.66m
8:10PM1.81m
8:32AM1.65m
8:59PM1.82m
9:22AM1.66m
9:52PM1.84m
10:16AM1.69m
10:46PM1.88m
11:12AM1.74m
11:41PM1.92m
12:08PM1.81m
00:36AM1.97m
1:04PM1.89m
1:31AM2.01m
2:00PM1.98m
2:26AM2.04m
2:55PM2.07m
3:20AM2.06m
3:50PM2.13m
4:14AM2.05m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.38m
1:01AM0.40m
1:14PM0.39m
1:49AM0.41m
2:01PM0.39m
2:37AM0.40m
2:49PM0.38m
3:26AM0.38m
3:39PM0.34m
4:17AM0.34m
4:30PM0.29m
5:08AM0.29m
5:24PM0.23m
6:00AM0.22m
6:18PM0.17m
6:53AM0.15m
7:15PM0.11m
7:47AM0.08m
8:12PM0.07m
8:41AM0.03m
9:10PM0.04m
9:36AM-0.01m
10:08PM0.04m
10:31AM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SSW
10
W
10
N
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
WSW
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
NNE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
ENE
5
SW
5
ENE
 mm 
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
max°C
12
8
11
13
12
12
13
12
14
13
12
15
18
11
9
9
9
10
12
9
11
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
15
18
18
12
Moonrise
6:26
7:05
7:54
8:55
10:05
11:22
12:40
1:59
3:17
4:36
5:56
7:17
Moonset
9:25
10:35
11:41
12:39
1:28
2:07
2:38
3:04
3:27
3:49
4:10
4:35
5:03
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:28
Sunset
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
5:30
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:23
5:22
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 13.5 °C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 13.6 min: 10.8°C)
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