Kaikoura 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 07:09 AM and sunset is at 05:34 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:54PM2.21m | 5:24AM2.13m | 5:55PM2.26m | 6:24AM2.11m | 6:54PM2.27m | 7:25AM2.08m | 7:51PM2.25m | 8:24AM2.06m | 8:45PM2.19m | 9:19AM2.03m | 9:40PM2.10m | 10:12AM1.98m | 10:36PM2.00m | 11:03AM1.93m | 11:31PM1.93m | 11:54AM1.87m | 00:24AM1.87m | 12:46PM1.82m | 1:14AM1.84m | 1:39PM1.80m | 2:03AM1.82m | 2:29PM1.81m | 2:49AM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.31m | 11:15PM0.32m | 11:38AM0.31m | 00:14AM0.34m | 12:35PM0.33m | 1:14AM0.36m | 1:32PM0.36m | 2:12AM0.39m | 2:29PM0.40m | 3:09AM0.43m | 3:25PM0.44m | 4:04AM0.47m | 4:21PM0.48m | 4:58AM0.51m | 5:14PM0.52m | 5:52AM0.54m | 6:06PM0.56m | 6:43AM0.57m | 7:00PM0.61m | 7:31AM0.59m | 7:55PM0.65m | 8:16AM0.62m | 8:48PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
S 16 | E 9 | S 14 | SSE 6 | S 16 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | |
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some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | mod rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Moonrise | 7:24 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 11:27 | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 1:14 | — | — | 1:49 | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | 2:38 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:33 | — |
Moonset | — | 5:23 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 11:21 | — | — | — | 12:30 | — | — | 1:36 | — | — | 2:39 | — | — | 3:41 | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 14.2 °C (Statistics for 28 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 13.1 max: 14.6 min: 12.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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