Kaikoura Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 06:56 AM and sunset is at 05:52 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Fri 1
	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	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM
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High Tide		3:27PM1.99m	3:51AM2.02m		4:17PM2.06m	4:43AM2.06m		5:12PM2.13m	5:39AM2.07m			6:11PM2.19m	6:39AM2.07m		7:09PM2.22m	7:40AM2.05m		8:06PM2.22m	8:40AM2.04m		9:03PM2.18m	9:37AM2.02m		10:00PM2.11m	10:31AM1.99m		10:57PM2.04m	11:23AM1.96m		11:53PM1.97m		12:16PM1.91m	00:46AM1.93m		1:08PM1.88m	1:36AM1.90m		2:01PM1.86m	2:26AM1.88m		2:52PM1.87m	3:15AM1.87m
Low Tide	9:16AM0.45m		9:45PM0.45m	10:06AM0.42m		10:37PM0.41m	11:00AM0.39m		11:31PM0.39m	11:55AM0.38m		00:27AM0.39m		12:50PM0.37m	1:27AM0.40m		1:47PM0.38m	2:27AM0.41m		2:45PM0.39m	3:26AM0.42m		3:44PM0.40m	4:24AM0.43m		4:42PM0.41m	5:19AM0.45m		5:36PM0.43m		6:13AM0.47m		6:29PM0.46m	7:03AM0.48m		7:22PM0.50m	7:51AM0.50m		8:18PM0.54m	8:39AM0.53m		9:12PM0.56m	9:28AM0.55m
Wave height (m) direction period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	ESE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 14	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 11	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	mod rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	mod rain	light rain
km/h	W	W	W	NNE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	SW	NNE	ESE	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	NNE	NNE	WNW	N	NNE	NNW	NNE	NNE	NW	N	E	WNW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	NE	ENE	N	NW	ENE	NNW	NNE	NE	NNW	N	N	NNE	WSW	SW
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	2	1	2	42	34	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	3
max°C	16	15	13	15	17	17	19	19	17	15	15	14	12	12	11	14	15	14	17	18	16	17	17	16	17	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	15	16	15	17	18	18	19	19	17	16	16
Moonrise	5:03	—	—	6:18	—	—	7:38	—	—	9:00	—	—	10:22	—	—	11:38	—	—	12:42	—	—	1:33	—	—	2:11	—	—	2:41	—	—	—	3:05	—	—	3:27	—	—	3:46	—	—	4:05	—	—	4:25	—	—	4:48
Moonset	—	4:53	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:45	—	—	6:21	—	—	7:06	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	10:28	—	—	11:44	—	—	—	12:58	—	—	2:08	—	—	3:16	—	—	4:21	—	—	5:26	—	—	6:31	—
	6:56	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:58	—	—	7:00	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:13	—
	—	5:52	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:30
	Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 15.0° C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 13.7 max: 14.7 min: 12.5°C)