Lyttelton Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Lyttelton 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 05:45 AM and sunset is at 09:10 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:19AM2.16m
8:51PM2.01m
9:03AM2.15m
9:37PM2.02m
9:51AM2.14m
10:22PM2.06m
10:43AM2.15m
11:09PM2.11m
11:35AM2.18m
00:00AM2.18m
12:28PM2.22m
00:54AM2.26m
1:21PM2.26m
1:51AM2.35m
2:19PM2.30m
2:49AM2.45m
3:18PM2.34m
3:45AM2.54m
4:17PM2.39m
4:42AM2.60m
5:13PM2.43m
5:38AM2.62m
6:08PM2.44m
6:33AM2.60m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.60m
2:47AM0.57m
3:24PM0.57m
3:32AM0.55m
4:09PM0.55m
4:21AM0.54m
4:58PM0.53m
5:12AM0.55m
5:50PM0.51m
6:08AM0.55m
6:43PM0.48m
7:07AM0.55m
7:37PM0.44m
8:09AM0.52m
8:30PM0.40m
9:10AM0.46m
9:25PM0.36m
10:06AM0.38m
10:23PM0.32m
11:03AM0.32m
11:22PM0.27m
11:59AM0.28m
00:19AM0.23m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
15
W
10
NNE
10
N
25
NW
15
N
20
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
10
W
 mm 
1
1
15
3
3
3
2
1
2
max°C
22
23
15
21
22
16
20
20
16
15
15
13
15
15
14
17
17
13
10
11
10
10
12
11
14
16
13
16
16
14
17
18
18
24
23
18
Moonrise
9:16
10:25
11:35
12:45
1:57
3:12
4:31
5:54
7:15
8:29
9:29
10:15
Moonset
11:58
12:20
12:39
12:59
1:19
1:42
2:11
2:49
3:39
4:43
5:59
Sunrise
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
Today's sea temperature in Lyttelton is
17.0° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.4 max: 15.2 min: 12.0°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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