Queenstown Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Queenstown 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 08:31 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very warm air temperatures (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very warm air temperatures (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
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
5:48AM0.69m
5:43PM0.36m
6:26AM0.69m
6:35PM0.38m
7:03AM0.69m
7:22PM0.40m
7:42AM0.69m
8:05PM0.42m
8:21AM0.69m
8:49PM0.45m
9:02AM0.68m
9:35PM0.48m
9:43AM0.66m
10:23PM0.52m
10:26AM0.63m
11:15PM0.56m
11:10AM0.59m
00:11AM0.62m
11:57AM0.53m
1:09AM0.66m
12:48PM0.48m
2:08AM0.71m
1:46PM0.43m
3:09AM0.75m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.22m
11:01PM0.14m
1:50PM0.20m
11:50PM0.15m
2:24PM0.19m
00:40AM0.16m
2:58PM0.18m
1:29AM0.16m
3:31PM0.17m
2:20AM0.17m
4:04PM0.16m
3:13AM0.18m
4:36PM0.14m
4:11AM0.20m
5:09PM0.12m
5:18AM0.23m
5:43PM0.10m
6:35AM0.26m
6:19PM0.08m
7:59AM0.27m
7:00PM0.07m
9:22AM0.26m
7:46PM0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SW
20
S
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
E
10
SW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NNE
0
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
0
NW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
NE
 mm 
30
2
17
1
1
1
1
3
6
9
3
max°C
29
34
25
26
29
24
23
26
26
27
30
29
28
33
27
27
30
31
25
28
28
27
29
27
27
31
30
30
34
32
24
25
25
23
27
26
Moonrise
7:17
8:10
8:56
9:34
10:06
10:34
10:59
11:23
11:47
12:13
12:44
Moonset
3:17
4:08
5:07
6:13
7:22
8:31
9:41
10:50
11:59
1:10
2:24
3:40
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
Sunset
8:31
8:31
8:31
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:29
8:29
8:28
8:28
8:27
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is 28.3 °C (Statistics for 08 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 21.6 max: 23.8 min: 18.8°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Tuesday 08 Jul 2025
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