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 05:41 AM and sunset is at 09:12 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
6:29PM2.13m
6:58AM2.22m
7:27PM2.11m
7:55AM2.17m
8:26PM2.09m
8:52AM2.13m
9:24PM2.08m
9:48AM2.10m
10:20PM2.07m
10:41AM2.07m
11:12PM2.06m
11:33AM2.04m
00:01AM2.05m
12:23PM2.01m
00:48AM2.04m
1:12PM1.98m
1:34AM2.02m
1:59PM1.95m
2:20AM2.01m
2:44PM1.93m
3:05AM2.00m
3:26PM1.90m
3:47AM2.00m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.45m
1:04AM0.40m
1:35PM0.50m
2:00AM0.44m
2:31PM0.54m
2:54AM0.50m
3:26PM0.57m
3:45AM0.57m
4:19PM0.60m
4:37AM0.65m
5:09PM0.62m
5:28AM0.70m
5:57PM0.64m
6:20AM0.73m
6:44PM0.65m
7:11AM0.72m
7:28PM0.65m
7:58AM0.69m
8:12PM0.64m
8:42AM0.66m
8:54PM0.62m
9:24AM0.64m
9:36PM0.60m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.1
E
8
1
S
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
 km/h
30
S
20
E
20
NNE
5
NNE
25
NE
10
WSW
25
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
5
W
35
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
N
25
NNE
30
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NW
15
SSE
15
ENE
10
NW
25
NNE
20
NNW
10
W
20
NE
20
E
10
W
10
S
10
E
10
WNW
 mm 
1
1
1
5
3
1
2
2
2
1
5
max°C
15
13
13
17
17
16
16
13
12
12
14
12
14
15
11
13
12
11
15
14
13
17
19
18
13
14
12
17
19
14
14
14
11
14
14
11
Moonrise
12:36
1:03
1:25
1:43
2:00
2:16
2:33
2:52
3:15
3:43
4:18
Moonset
8:31
9:52
11:09
12:22
1:31
2:37
3:42
4:47
5:53
6:59
8:04
9:04
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
9:12
9:13
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:16
9:17
9:19
9:20
9:20
9:21
Today's sea temperature in Oamaru is
14.9° C
(Statistics for 08 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.5 max: 13.6 min: 9.6°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025
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