Christchurch Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 07:05 AM and sunset is at 05:50 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
9:16AM1.58m
9:41PM1.71m
10:03AM1.57m
10:29PM1.72m
10:50AM1.59m
11:16PM1.76m
11:38AM1.63m
00:05AM1.81m
12:28PM1.71m
00:55AM1.88m
1:20PM1.81m
1:46AM1.95m
2:12PM1.92m
2:38AM2.01m
3:06PM2.04m
3:31AM2.06m
4:01PM2.13m
4:26AM2.08m
4:57PM2.20m
5:22AM2.08m
5:54PM2.23m
6:19AM2.06m
6:52PM2.22m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.48m
4:01AM0.48m
4:12PM0.46m
4:47AM0.46m
4:58PM0.41m
5:34AM0.40m
5:46PM0.35m
6:21AM0.33m
6:37PM0.27m
7:10AM0.24m
7:29PM0.18m
8:01AM0.15m
8:24PM0.10m
8:54AM0.06m
9:21PM0.04m
9:48AM-0.00m
10:20PM0.01m
10:44AM-0.04m
11:19PM-0.01m
11:41AM-0.05m
00:18AM0.00m
12:39PM-0.04m
1:18AM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
heavy rain
mod rain
cloudy
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
W
5
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
5
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
S
5
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
W
10
E
10
WSW
5
WSW
 mm 
11
9
1
1
2
1
5
12
6
8
8
1
3
max°C
18
17
17
16
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
21
21
17
19
19
19
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
Moonrise
9:21
10:26
11:38
12:53
2:09
3:26
4:45
6:07
7:31
8:58
10:21
Moonset
1:08
1:54
2:30
3:01
3:26
3:48
4:10
4:31
4:56
5:24
6:01
6:47
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:18
Sunset
5:50
5:49
5:46
5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
5:38
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 15.1 °C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 12.4 max: 13.7 min: 11.0°C)
Issued (local time): 11 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025
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