Christchurch 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 —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the S by Fri afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:16PM1.41m | 7:34AM1.57m | 8:00PM1.41m | 8:14AM1.58m | 8:44PM1.36m | 8:55AM1.54m | 12:49PM1.13m | 9:28PM1.28m | 9:37AM1.47m | 1:40PM1.13m | 10:14PM1.17m | 10:19AM1.37m | 2:26PM1.11m | 11:04PM1.05m | 11:04AM1.25m | 3:10PM1.09m | 00:13AM0.95m | 11:57AM1.10m | 3:50PM1.05m | 4:48AM1.19m | 1:38PM0.98m | 5:25AM1.17m | 4:34PM0.99m | 5:41AM1.16m | 4:50PM1.00m | 5:31AM1.17m | 5:22PM1.03m | 5:48AM1.22m | 5:58PM1.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM1.07m | 3:45PM-0.27m | 10:42PM1.10m | 4:30PM-0.32m | 11:11PM1.10m | 12:01PM1.12m | 11:41PM1.07m | 12:33PM1.10m | 6:02PM-0.24m | 6:22AM0.19m | 1:08PM1.07m | 6:48PM-0.13m | 7:09AM0.33m | 1:42PM1.04m | 7:37PM0.02m | 8:00AM0.46m | 2:13PM1.01m | 8:29PM0.17m | 9:02AM0.57m | 2:07PM0.98m | 9:31PM0.31m | 10:29AM0.60m | 10:54PM0.39m | 12:02PM0.53m | 00:12AM0.39m | 12:59PM0.41m | 1:07AM0.36m | 1:42PM0.30m | ||||||||
WSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSE 5 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 6 | |
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some clouds | cloudy | mod rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | mod rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
max°C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Moonrise | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | 11:59 | — | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 2:21 | — | — | 3:32 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
Moonset | — | 9:02 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:56 | — | — | 11:28 | — | — | 11:49 | — | — | 12:05 | — | — | 12:18 | — | — | 12:29 | — | — | 12:40 | — | — | 12:52 | — | — | 1:06 | — | — | 1:23 | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — |
 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 10.8° C (Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 13.0 min: 11.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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