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 05:52 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:03PM1.79m | 2:20AM1.68m | 2:45PM1.82m | 3:01AM1.70m | 3:26PM1.84m | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:06PM1.86m | 4:22AM1.75m | 4:46PM1.87m | 5:03AM1.77m | 5:26PM1.87m | 5:45AM1.79m | 6:08PM1.86m | 6:30AM1.81m | 6:52PM1.84m | 7:17AM1.83m | 7:40PM1.82m | 8:07AM1.84m | 8:31PM1.80m | 9:02AM1.87m | 9:27PM1.78m | 10:02AM1.89m | 10:27PM1.79m | 11:03AM1.93m | 11:29PM1.81m | 12:04PM1.98m | 00:29AM1.86m | 1:03PM2.03m | 1:26AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.46m | 8:18AM0.39m | 8:51PM0.43m | 9:02AM0.35m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.31m | 10:17PM0.34m | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:15AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:39PM0.27m | 2:04AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.28m | 2:55AM0.25m | 3:27PM0.29m | 3:49AM0.24m | 4:24PM0.29m | 4:45AM0.22m | 5:22PM0.27m | 5:42AM0.19m | 6:20PM0.23m | 6:39AM0.14m | 7:17PM0.19m | 7:36AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Moonrise | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | — | 3:42 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 10:42 | — | — | 11:59 | — | — | — | 1:16 | — | — | 2:30 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 10:48 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — | 1:09 | — | — | 2:29 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 9.9°C (Statistics for 24 Aug 1981-2005 – mean: 9.2 max: 10.2 min: 8.2°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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