Oamaru Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Oamaru 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 09:23 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:43PM1.91m
7:03AM2.01m
7:30PM1.94m
7:50AM2.01m
8:22PM1.97m
8:43AM2.02m
9:17PM2.01m
9:40AM2.04m
10:14PM2.06m
10:38AM2.06m
11:11PM2.11m
11:36AM2.08m
00:07AM2.17m
12:34PM2.09m
1:04AM2.22m
1:34PM2.08m
2:03AM2.24m
2:32PM2.12m
3:01AM2.27m
3:28PM2.16m
3:58AM2.29m
4:22PM2.19m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.67m
1:13AM0.63m
1:40PM0.69m
2:01AM0.64m
2:29PM0.70m
2:50AM0.65m
3:22PM0.69m
3:41AM0.66m
4:17PM0.66m
4:37AM0.65m
5:11PM0.61m
5:38AM0.63m
6:07PM0.56m
6:41AM0.58m
7:05PM0.51m
7:43AM0.51m
8:05PM0.47m
8:43AM0.45m
9:04PM0.42m
9:39AM0.40m
10:01PM0.37m
10:33AM0.39m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1.2
ENE
4
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
WNW
25
ESE
20
N
10
NNW
15
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
20
SSE
10
WNW
10
NE
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
0
S
10
ENE
25
NE
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
5
NNW
10
S
10
ESE
 mm 
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
8
2
1
max°C
16
14
12
17
18
15
17
13
11
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
11
13
14
12
15
15
13
18
18
16
18
17
Moonrise
9:19
10:29
11:40
12:52
2:05
3:22
4:43
6:07
7:30
8:44
9:44
Moonset
12:08
12:29
12:47
1:05
1:24
1:46
2:13
2:49
3:38
4:42
5:59
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
Sunset
9:23
9:23
9:23
9:24
9:24
9:24
9:24
9:24
9:25
9:25
9:25
9:24
Today's sea temperature in Oamaru is
14.7° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.2 max: 14.6 min: 10.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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