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 05:46 AM and sunset is at 09:12 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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
7:02PM2.42m
7:27AM2.54m
7:57PM2.39m
Low Tide
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
12:54PM0.27m
1:13AM0.21m
1:48PM0.28m
2:05AM0.23m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NW
25
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
E
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
0
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
 mm 
1
3
2
17
1
1
1
4
max°C
20
21
15
17
17
12
15
16
13
15
15
12
14
14
12
13
15
13
18
19
15
17
16
15
18
18
14
14
14
13
16
15
13
15
15
14
Moonrise
11:35
12:45
1:57
3:12
4:31
5:54
7:15
8:29
9:29
10:15
10:49
11:16
Moonset
12:20
12:39
12:59
1:19
1:42
2:11
2:49
3:39
4:43
5:59
7:20
8:40
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
Today's sea temperature in Lyttelton is
17.4° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.7 max: 15.5 min: 12.1°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025
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