Otago Harbour Entrance Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Otago Harbour Entrance 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 07:31 AM and sunset is at 07:58 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:29PM1.72m
1:49AM1.78m
2:08PM1.81m
2:32AM1.86m
2:49PM1.88m
3:15AM1.91m
3:32PM1.92m
3:58AM1.94m
4:18PM1.94m
4:44AM1.92m
5:09PM1.92m
5:33AM1.87m
6:04PM1.90m
6:27AM1.78m
7:03PM1.86m
7:29AM1.70m
8:06PM1.82m
8:35AM1.66m
9:11PM1.79m
9:44AM1.66m
10:17PM1.79m
10:50AM1.71m
11:21PM1.83m
11:49AM1.78m
00:18AM1.88m
12:43PM1.85m
1:10AM1.94m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.27m
8:08PM0.25m
8:33AM0.24m
8:54PM0.21m
9:17AM0.22m
9:41PM0.17m
10:03AM0.20m
10:28PM0.14m
10:51AM0.20m
11:17PM0.14m
11:40AM0.19m
00:08AM0.16m
12:31PM0.19m
1:02AM0.20m
1:25PM0.20m
1:59AM0.25m
2:24PM0.21m
3:02AM0.29m
3:28PM0.22m
4:09AM0.30m
4:34PM0.20m
5:17AM0.26m
5:38PM0.16m
6:18AM0.20m
6:38PM0.12m
7:13AM0.14m
7:32PM0.08m
8:02AM0.10m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.8
SSE
13
1
ESE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
2.1
ENE
7
3
E
8
3
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.1
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
ESE
13
2.2
S
7
2.3
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
13
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NNW
15
S
10
N
15
N
25
NE
20
N
30
SW
35
SSW
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
10
SW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
S
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
N
0
NNW
25
NNE
10
N
5
NE
15
S
5
NW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
20
NE
30
SW
10
W
10
ESE
10
W
45
SW
40
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
ESE
 mm 
1
2
1
1
3
max°C
16
14
14
13
14
19
14
13
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
11
11
Moonrise
3:42
4:55
6:10
7:26
8:43
10:03
11:25
12:49
2:09
3:20
4:17
5:00
5:32
5:57
6:17
6:35
Moonset
6:44
7:04
7:23
7:41
8:00
8:22
8:48
9:23
10:09
11:08
12:19
1:37
2:56
4:12
5:26
Sunrise
7:31
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:47
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:52
Sunset
7:58
7:55
7:53
7:52
7:50
7:49
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:40
7:38
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:29
Today's sea temperature in Otago Harbour Entrance is
14.8° C
(Statistics for 16 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 12.6 max: 13.9 min: 10.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026
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