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 — and sunset is at 06:08 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:48PM1.73m
10:12AM1.60m
10:38PM1.71m
11:02AM1.58m
11:27PM1.71m
11:49AM1.58m
00:13AM1.72m
12:34PM1.61m
00:56AM1.75m
1:17PM1.66m
1:39AM1.79m
2:01PM1.73m
2:23AM1.85m
2:46PM1.82m
3:08AM1.90m
3:33PM1.92m
3:56AM1.95m
4:22PM2.01m
4:46AM1.98m
5:14PM2.08m
5:38AM1.99m
6:08PM2.13m
6:33AM1.98m
7:05PM2.14m
7:31AM1.97m
8:05PM2.13m
8:32AM1.94m
9:07PM2.11m
9:35AM1.92m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.46m
4:02AM0.48m
4:15PM0.48m
4:49AM0.49m
5:01PM0.48m
5:35AM0.48m
5:46PM0.46m
6:20AM0.45m
6:31PM0.41m
7:04AM0.40m
7:17PM0.35m
7:48AM0.34m
8:05PM0.29m
8:34AM0.26m
8:54PM0.22m
9:22AM0.19m
9:46PM0.16m
10:11AM0.13m
10:40PM0.12m
11:03AM0.08m
11:36PM0.09m
11:57AM0.05m
00:34AM0.08m
12:54PM0.04m
1:32AM0.09m
1:51PM0.05m
2:31AM0.10m
2:50PM0.07m
3:30AM0.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
mod rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SW
0
WSW
5
N
15
SW
10
WSW
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
SE
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
W
10
S
5
SSW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
 mm 
4
1
6
max°C
23
18
22
23
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
17
17
15
19
20
14
16
17
12
10
10
10
10
11
9
10
11
10
13
13
12
14
14
13
14
14
11
12
13
10
14
15
12
13
13
12
Moonrise
9:13
10:10
11:14
12:21
1:31
2:41
3:53
5:07
6:24
7:44
9:08
10:31
11:47
12:51
1:41
Moonset
1:50
2:31
3:04
3:31
3:54
4:15
4:36
4:56
5:19
5:47
6:21
7:06
8:03
9:12
10:28
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
Sunset
6:08
6:07
6:05
6:04
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:57
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:50
5:49
5:46
5:45
5:44
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is
16.6° C
(Statistics for 08 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 12.9 max: 14.0 min: 11.1°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026
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