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 —.

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 8–10 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 11–13 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1			Thu 2
	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	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		10:38PM1.91m	11:07AM1.85m
Low Tide	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	5:01AM0.49m		5:16PM0.46m
Wave height (m) direction period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 9	S 15	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	mod rain	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	SSW	S	NNW	SSW	SSE	NNW	NE	E	WSW	N	ENE	N	W	ENE	NW	N	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	WNW	W	E	N	WNW	E	N	SW	S	SW	ENE	SSE
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	33	8	15	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	14	14	14	13	14	12	11	14	15	15	17	16	14	16	17	15	17	15	12	8	7	8	9	10	9	10	11	10	11	12	13	14	13	12	13	13
Moonrise	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	2:54	3:56	—	—	4:57	—	—	5:59	—	—	7:02	—	—	8:09	—	—	9:17	—	—	10:25	—	—	11:31	—	—	12:29	—	—	1:19	—	—	1:59	—	—	2:31	—
	—	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:29	—	—	5:28
	Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 14.3 °C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 13.4 max: 14.7 min: 12.2°C)