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 SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Air temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 11–13 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sun 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:54PM1.16m | 9:59AM1.41m | 10:32PM1.14m | 10:36AM1.38m | 11:15PM1.12m | 11:18AM1.31m | 00:09AM1.09m | 12:08PM1.21m | 1:28AM1.07m | 1:19PM1.10m | 4:31AM1.13m | 3:09PM1.06m | 4:33AM1.20m | 4:31PM1.11m | 5:13AM1.29m | 5:28PM1.18m | 5:54AM1.37m | 6:18PM1.24m | 6:36AM1.45m | 7:04PM1.29m | 7:19AM1.51m | 7:49PM1.30m | 8:00AM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.94m | 6:24PM-0.01m | 6:39AM0.35m | 7:03PM0.03m | 7:22AM0.42m | 7:45PM0.09m | 8:09AM0.49m | 8:33PM0.17m | 9:07AM0.54m | 9:32PM0.26m | 10:27AM0.53m | 10:54PM0.31m | 11:57AM0.42m | 00:19AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.23m | 1:24AM0.17m | 1:58PM0.03m | 9:04PM1.04m | 2:46PM-0.15m | 9:28PM1.09m | 3:32PM-0.29m | 10:02PM1.12m | 11:01AM1.19m | 4:17PM-0.37m | ||||||||||||
E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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max°C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Moonrise | — | 10:55 | — | — | 11:10 | — | — | 11:22 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 12:04 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:54 | — | — | 1:37 | — | — | 2:39 | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 5:28 |
Moonset | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | — | 12:39 | — | — | 2:02 | — | — | 3:30 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 9:23 | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:15 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 10.5° C (Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 10.9 max: 11.9 min: 10.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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