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 — and sunset is at 04:42 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryDrizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:45PM0.62m | 7:41AM0.27m | 8:39PM0.58m | 8:37AM0.29m | 9:35PM0.53m | 9:35AM0.30m | 10:29PM0.49m | 10:37AM0.30m | 11:22PM0.44m | 11:41AM0.32m | 00:13AM0.40m | 12:48PM0.34m | 1:00AM0.35m | 1:54PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.31m | 2:57PM0.39m | 2:29AM0.28m | 3:51PM0.42m | 3:14AM0.25m | 4:39PM0.45m | 4:00AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.46m | 4:47AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.02m | 1:30PM-0.12m | 3:48AM0.03m | 2:31PM-0.09m | 4:38AM0.03m | 3:35PM-0.06m | 5:27AM0.03m | 4:43PM-0.02m | 6:15AM0.02m | 5:54PM0.01m | 6:58AM0.00m | 7:07PM0.05m | 7:38AM-0.02m | 8:21PM0.07m | 8:14AM-0.04m | 9:31PM0.08m | 8:48AM-0.06m | 10:35PM0.08m | 9:21AM-0.08m | 11:30PM0.07m | 9:55AM-0.09m | 00:19AM0.06m | 10:32AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | clear | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | clear | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max°C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Moonrise | 6:24 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 11:11 | — | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 1:15 | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 6:19 |
Moonset | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:49 | — | — | 11:21 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 12:11 | — | — | 12:32 | — | — | 12:53 | — | — | 1:15 | — | — | 1:39 | — | — | 2:07 | — | — | 2:40 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 |
 | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is 6.7° C (Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.7 max: 11.2 min: 5.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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