False Bay, Chatham Strait Sea Conditions and Tide Table

False Bay, Chatham Strait 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 Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 53mm) on Sun morning. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
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
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
4:21AM4.10m
3:58PM4.06m
5:03AM4.17m
4:54PM3.80m
5:50AM4.26m
6:03PM3.55m
6:45AM4.37m
7:28PM3.41m
7:46AM4.52m
8:56PM3.48m
8:49AM4.72m
10:12PM3.70m
9:49AM4.96m
11:18PM3.97m
10:46AM5.14m
00:13AM4.24m
11:41AM5.32m
1:02AM4.46m
12:33PM5.40m
1:46AM4.60m
1:21PM5.35m
2:29AM4.65m
2:07PM5.16m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.01m
10:16AM1.35m
10:35PM0.24m
11:12AM1.24m
11:23PM0.52m
12:17PM1.05m
00:18AM0.83m
1:28PM0.76m
1:22AM1.09m
2:38PM0.35m
2:30AM1.25m
3:43PM-0.10m
3:36AM1.29m
4:43PM-0.50m
4:40AM1.26m
5:39PM-0.86m
5:39AM1.11m
6:30PM-1.09m
6:32AM0.95m
7:16PM-1.17m
7:21AM0.82m
8:00PM-1.08m
8:08AM0.76m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0
W
2
0
E
1
0.1
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0
E
1
0.1
E
1
0.1
SE
2
0.1
S
3
0.1
S
2
0.1
S
3
0
E
3
0.1
S
3
0
E
2
0
E
2
0
E
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0
W
2
0
E
2
0
E
1
0.1
E
1
0
E
2
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
0
SSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
 mm 
9
9
20
9
4
2
max°C
-8
-7
-6
-6
-9
-10
-8
-5
-3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
0
-4
-6
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-13
-15
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-10
-7
-6
Moonrise
11:20
11:22
11:25
11:29
11:34
11:44
12:02
12:38
1:48
3:27
5:13
6:54
Moonset
10:15
11:43
1:15
2:52
4:37
6:25
8:05
9:15
9:52
10:10
10:19
Sunrise
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:44
8:44
8:42
8:42
8:41
Sunset
3:14
3:15
3:15
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:19
3:22
3:22
3:25
3:26
3:27
Today's sea temperature in False Bay, Chatham Strait is
4.4° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.6 max: 8.3 min: 5.1°C)
Issued (local time): 8 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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