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 07:18 AM and sunset is at 04:45 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:07PM0.46m
7:42PM0.46m
7:42AM0.22m
8:19PM0.45m
8:25AM0.23m
8:58PM0.45m
9:10AM0.23m
9:39PM0.43m
9:59AM0.26m
10:22PM0.41m
10:53AM0.28m
11:06PM0.38m
11:51AM0.32m
11:53PM0.34m
12:52PM0.37m
00:44AM0.29m
1:53PM0.43m
1:39AM0.25m
2:54PM0.48m
2:37AM0.21m
3:52PM0.52m
3:38AM0.20m
Low Tide
11:53AM-0.08m
2:14AM0.03m
12:35PM-0.08m
2:49AM0.02m
1:18PM-0.07m
3:24AM0.01m
2:03PM-0.06m
4:00AM0.00m
2:50PM-0.05m
4:35AM-0.01m
3:44PM-0.03m
5:10AM-0.04m
4:46PM-0.01m
5:46AM-0.06m
6:01PM0.02m
6:24AM-0.09m
7:25PM0.04m
7:04AM-0.13m
8:49PM0.03m
7:49AM-0.16m
10:03PM0.02m
8:38AM-0.18m
11:09PM-0.00m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NNW
20
S
25
SSW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
10
NW
10
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
NW
30
NNW
10
NE
15
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
25
SW
20
W
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSW
25
SW
15
W
20
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
 mm 
2
1
8
2
1
3
1
1
max°C
-1
2
7
5
4
-1
0
3
3
6
10
11
5
5
3
3
6
12
14
15
7
-1
0
-2
-1
1
1
3
6
7
12
13
5
3
3
3
Moonrise
8:08
8:53
9:31
10:03
10:30
10:55
11:18
11:42
12:06
12:35
1:10
1:53
Moonset
5:03
6:05
7:09
8:15
9:20
10:26
11:32
12:41
1:52
3:07
4:26
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
4:45
4:45
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:50
4:51
4:52
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is
2.7° C
(Statistics for 20 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 5.7 max: 7.9 min: 2.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025
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