Timaru Harbour Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Timaru Harbour 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 05:48 AM and sunset is at 09:20 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
8:29AM2.09m
8:47PM2.04m
9:19AM2.06m
9:41PM2.07m
10:08AM2.06m
10:40PM2.10m
10:58AM2.10m
11:41PM2.15m
11:52AM2.16m
00:41AM2.23m
12:52PM2.25m
1:37AM2.34m
1:49PM2.37m
2:31AM2.44m
2:42PM2.48m
3:29AM2.53m
3:32PM2.54m
4:31AM2.58m
4:20PM2.55m
5:32AM2.59m
5:11PM2.48m
6:30AM2.54m
6:17PM2.36m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.80m
3:08AM0.69m
3:33PM0.75m
3:57AM0.67m
4:26PM0.67m
4:48AM0.68m
5:19PM0.60m
5:47AM0.70m
6:12PM0.56m
6:50AM0.69m
7:06PM0.54m
7:49AM0.65m
8:02PM0.57m
8:43AM0.61m
9:00PM0.55m
9:35AM0.59m
9:57PM0.52m
10:27AM0.62m
10:51PM0.48m
11:20AM0.67m
11:46PM0.48m
12:13PM0.73m
00:44AM0.53m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
SSE
5
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
E
5
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
 km/h
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
E
5
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
5
WSW
10
SE
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
SW
5
N
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ESE
5
SSW
10
S
30
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NNE
 mm 
1
2
1
11
2
1
1
max°C
20
19
14
16
15
12
14
15
13
14
14
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
18
18
14
15
15
14
16
15
14
16
14
13
13
14
13
16
18
16
Moonrise
11:40
12:51
2:04
3:20
4:40
6:03
7:26
8:39
9:39
10:24
10:58
11:23
Moonset
12:27
12:46
1:04
1:24
1:47
2:15
2:51
3:41
4:45
6:01
7:23
8:44
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:58
Sunset
9:20
9:21
9:21
9:21
9:21
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:21
Today's sea temperature in Timaru Harbour is
15.7° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.9 max: 15.0 min: 11.3°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025
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