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 06:16 AM and sunset is at 06:15 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:56AM1.35m | 7:28PM1.28m | 7:24AM1.45m | 7:54PM1.38m | 7:56AM1.53m | 8:24PM1.46m | 8:31AM1.58m | 8:57PM1.51m | 9:08AM1.58m | 9:33PM1.51m | 9:47AM1.53m | 10:10PM1.47m | 10:29AM1.42m | 2:42PM0.98m | 10:51PM1.37m | 11:14AM1.26m | 3:43PM0.99m | 11:36PM1.23m | 12:08PM1.07m | 00:34AM1.08m | 1:47PM0.90m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:52PM1.13m | 6:41AM1.11m | 8:02PM1.19m | 9:03PM1.24m | 6:05AM1.24m | 6:52PM1.20m | 6:37AM1.32m | 7:11PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM-0.07m | 3:03AM0.12m | 3:21PM-0.19m | 3:40AM0.02m | 3:58PM-0.26m | 4:18AM-0.05m | 4:37PM-0.27m | 4:57AM-0.08m | 5:17PM-0.21m | 00:57AM1.06m | 6:00PM-0.09m | 1:27AM1.01m | 6:23AM0.01m | 1:43PM0.96m | 6:45PM0.07m | 7:10AM0.12m | 2:09PM0.94m | 7:35PM0.25m | 8:05AM0.24m | 2:33PM0.92m | 8:34PM0.42m | 9:15AM0.34m | 2:27PM0.90m | 9:54PM0.53m | 10:49AM0.34m | 11:33PM0.50m | 12:14PM0.21m | 00:44AM0.36m | 1:11PM0.05m | 2:35AM0.22m | 1:57PM-0.09m | 7:47PM1.19m | 9:19AM1.16m | 2:38PM-0.17m | 9:01PM1.21m | ||||||||||||
WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | NNE 3 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 4 | E 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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max°C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
Moonrise | 5:44 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 1:08 | — | — | 3:30 | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 7:20 |
Moonset | — | 4:31 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 11:39 | — | — | — | 1:05 | — | — | 2:19 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 9.4° C (Statistics for 17 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 8.9 max: 10.5 min: 6.8°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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