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 — and sunset is at 09:28 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wed
7
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:11PM1.74m
8:32AM1.79m
9:06PM1.78m
9:29AM1.80m
10:03PM1.83m
10:27AM1.83m
11:00PM1.88m
11:25AM1.85m
11:56PM1.94m
12:23PM1.86m
00:53AM2.00m
1:23PM1.85m
1:52AM2.02m
2:21PM1.89m
2:50AM2.05m
3:17PM1.93m
3:47AM2.07m
4:11PM1.97m
4:40AM2.08m
5:04PM1.98m
5:33AM2.06m
5:56PM1.97m
6:23AM2.03m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.38m
2:57AM0.33m
3:29PM0.37m
3:48AM0.34m
4:24PM0.34m
4:44AM0.33m
5:18PM0.29m
5:45AM0.31m
6:14PM0.23m
6:48AM0.26m
7:12PM0.18m
7:50AM0.19m
8:12PM0.14m
8:50AM0.12m
9:11PM0.08m
9:46AM0.07m
10:08PM0.03m
10:40AM0.05m
11:04PM-0.00m
11:33AM0.06m
11:58PM-0.01m
12:25PM0.10m
00:50AM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.8
E
6
2
E
9
2.2
E
10
1.9
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
E
15
W
5
S
15
SE
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
5
N
5
SE
10
ESE
10
WSW
5
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
E
 mm 
1
1
2
10
2
max°C
14
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
Moonrise
12:53
2:07
3:25
4:46
6:11
7:35
8:49
9:48
10:32
11:04
11:28
Moonset
12:48
1:06
1:24
1:45
2:12
2:47
3:36
4:40
5:57
7:20
8:43
10:01
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
Sunset
9:28
9:28
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
Today's sea temperature in Otago Harbour Entrance is
14.8° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.1 max: 14.3 min: 10.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
Nearest locationNearest