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 — and sunset is at —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:54AM1.80m | 2:18PM1.76m | 2:39AM1.79m | 3:03PM1.78m | 3:22AM1.80m | 3:45PM1.81m | 4:03AM1.81m | 4:27PM1.84m | 4:43AM1.82m | 5:09PM1.87m | 5:24AM1.83m | 5:52PM1.89m | 6:07AM1.83m | 6:35PM1.91m | 6:54AM1.81m | 7:19PM1.91m | 7:44AM1.80m | 8:04PM1.91m | 8:35AM1.79m | 8:52PM1.91m | 9:26AM1.79m | 9:43PM1.90m | 10:17AM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.67m | 8:08AM0.65m | 8:30PM0.67m | 8:50AM0.65m | 9:19PM0.67m | 9:31AM0.65m | 10:02PM0.67m | 10:13AM0.64m | 10:42PM0.66m | 10:54AM0.64m | 11:21PM0.66m | 11:35AM0.64m | 00:02AM0.66m | 12:17PM0.65m | 00:45AM0.66m | 1:00PM0.65m | 1:32AM0.65m | 1:46PM0.64m | 2:22AM0.63m | 2:36PM0.62m | 3:14AM0.60m | 3:29PM0.58m | 4:07AM0.55m | 4:23PM0.52m | ||||||||||||
S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Moonrise | 3:58 | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | 11:22 |
Moonset | 1:52 | 2:54 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 11:31 | — | — | 12:29 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 1:59 | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 14.0 °C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 13.4 max: 14.7 min: 12.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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