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 03:10 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold air temperatures (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
00:57AM3.96m
12:16PM4.67m
1:30AM4.00m
12:49PM4.67m
2:03AM4.01m
1:21PM4.64m
2:36AM4.01m
1:54PM4.57m
3:08AM4.02m
2:29PM4.46m
3:43AM4.04m
3:10PM4.29m
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
Low Tide
6:25PM-0.27m
6:20AM1.38m
7:00PM-0.36m
6:56AM1.37m
7:33PM-0.38m
7:31AM1.39m
8:06PM-0.36m
8:06AM1.41m
8:40PM-0.29m
8:44AM1.41m
9:15PM-0.17m
9:27AM1.40m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
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
W
2
0
E
1
0.1
SE
2
0.1
S
2
0.1
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0
W
2
0
E
1
0.1
SE
2
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
NNE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
40
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
15
SE
 mm 
max°C
-8
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-13
-11
-12
-9
-6
-5
-2
0
-1
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-10
-5
-3
Moonrise
9:39
10:24
10:49
11:03
11:11
11:16
11:20
11:22
11:25
11:29
11:34
11:44
Moonset
1:53
2:57
4:19
5:48
7:18
8:47
10:15
11:43
1:15
2:52
4:37
Sunrise
8:41
8:42
8:42
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
Sunset
3:10
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:12
3:12
3:14
3:15
3:15
3:17
3:18
Today's sea temperature in False Bay, Chatham Strait is
5.5° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.9 max: 8.5 min: 5.3°C)
Issued (local time): 2 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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