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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 05:58 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2:07PM1.97m
2:34AM1.93m
2:57PM1.98m
3:24AM1.89m
3:52PM1.97m
4:17AM1.83m
4:50PM1.94m
5:15AM1.76m
5:50PM1.90m
6:19AM1.71m
6:52PM1.86m
7:25AM1.70m
7:57PM1.83m
8:31AM1.73m
9:01PM1.84m
9:33AM1.78m
10:01PM1.87m
10:29AM1.83m
10:56PM1.91m
11:20AM1.87m
11:45PM1.93m
12:08PM1.89m
00:32AM1.92m
12:53PM1.88m
1:17AM1.88m
1:37PM1.86m
2:01AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.15m
9:03PM0.10m
9:25AM0.13m
9:56PM0.10m
10:17AM0.11m
10:51PM0.11m
11:12AM0.12m
11:48PM0.15m
12:10PM0.13m
00:48AM0.19m
1:12PM0.14m
1:51AM0.23m
2:16PM0.14m
2:55AM0.23m
3:19PM0.14m
3:58AM0.21m
4:18PM0.13m
4:56AM0.17m
5:14PM0.14m
5:47AM0.14m
6:06PM0.15m
6:35AM0.13m
6:56PM0.17m
7:20AM0.13m
7:43PM0.19m
8:02AM0.16m
8:27PM0.20m
8:43AM0.19m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
S
14
1.1
E
11
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
ESE
9
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
8
0.9
SSE
15
1
S
14
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
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 km/h
25
N
35
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
40
SE
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSE
5
W
5
SW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NE
 mm 
2
5
4
4
3
1
23
13
5
10
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
max°C
13
14
15
14
15
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
Moonrise
6:36
7:58
9:25
10:50
12:07
1:11
2:00
2:35
3:02
3:23
3:41
3:58
4:14
4:31
4:51
5:14
Moonset
5:23
5:48
6:20
7:03
7:59
9:09
10:26
11:46
1:03
2:16
3:27
4:35
5:43
6:51
8:00
Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:31
7:33
Sunset
5:58
5:55
5:54
5:52
5:51
5:50
5:47
5:45
5:45
5:43
5:42
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
Today's sea temperature in Otago Harbour Entrance is
14.1° C
(Statistics for 17 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 11.4 max: 12.5 min: 9.9°C)
Issued (local time): 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026
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