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 — and sunset is at 08:52 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2:39PM1.79m
3:08AM1.86m
3:26PM1.83m
3:53AM1.92m
4:13PM1.86m
4:40AM1.98m
5:01PM1.89m
5:27AM2.03m
5:50PM1.92m
6:16AM2.07m
6:41PM1.94m
7:07AM2.10m
7:34PM1.95m
7:59AM2.12m
8:29PM1.96m
8:52AM2.11m
9:24PM1.97m
9:48AM2.07m
10:18PM1.97m
10:46AM2.04m
11:12PM1.97m
11:44AM2.00m
00:06AM1.96m
12:40PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.64m
9:25AM0.71m
9:33PM0.63m
10:12AM0.68m
10:19PM0.61m
10:57AM0.64m
11:09PM0.58m
11:45AM0.59m
00:00AM0.53m
12:36PM0.53m
00:51AM0.47m
1:28PM0.47m
1:42AM0.41m
2:22PM0.41m
2:35AM0.36m
3:15PM0.38m
3:29AM0.33m
4:08PM0.36m
4:24AM0.33m
5:03PM0.37m
5:21AM0.36m
6:00PM0.39m
6:18AM0.41m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
9
1
SSE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
S
9
2.1
S
13
3
S
14
2.4
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
SSE
11
1.3
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
ENE
15
WNW
40
S
15
SSW
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
SW
25
S
20
SE
20
WSW
25
SW
15
ENE
10
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
20
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
10
S
10
E
5
SSW
5
ESE
25
NE
5
W
5
ESE
5
S
5
N
5
ESE
 mm 
1.0
8
1.0
5
9
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
max°C
24
22
15
11
12
16
18
17
16
11
9
13
16
16
14
14
13
20
22
22
21
21
21
19
20
21
19
19
17
18
18
18
20
22
23
24
Moonrise
3:09
3:31
3:57
4:29
5:10
6:04
7:11
8:26
9:45
11:04
12:20
1:34
2:47
Moonset
4:50
5:58
7:10
8:23
9:34
10:37
11:28
12:09
12:41
1:08
1:31
1:53
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
8:52
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:55
8:57
8:58
8:59
8:59
9:00
9:00
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 14.4 °C (Statistics for 09 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.6 max: 15.2 min: 11.9°C)
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