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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°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
Tue
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
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PM
night
AM
PM
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
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
 km/h
25
NW
30
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
E
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
0
E
5
SSW
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
E
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
E
10
WSW
15
SW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
5
S
 mm 
1
5
1
15
3
3
8
1
1
1
8
3
5
max°C
20
21
14
16
16
12
15
15
13
15
15
12
13
11
11
14
16
13
19
19
17
23
22
19
21
20
17
19
18
14
17
18
15
14
14
Moonrise
11:35
12:45
1:57
3:12
4:31
5:54
7:15
8:29
9:29
10:15
10:49
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 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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