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 05:41 AM and sunset is at 08:55 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:33PM2.04m | 6:06AM2.26m | 6:30PM2.05m | 7:03AM2.26m | 7:28PM2.04m | 8:01AM2.23m | 8:26PM2.00m | 8:59AM2.17m | 9:26PM1.95m | 9:57AM2.08m | 10:26PM1.89m | 10:55AM2.00m | 11:25PM1.84m | 11:51AM1.91m | 00:23AM1.80m | 12:44PM1.83m | 1:16AM1.77m | 1:35PM1.77m | 2:07AM1.76m | 2:23PM1.73m | 2:53AM1.77m | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:37AM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.05m | 11:49PM-0.04m | 12:30PM0.03m | 00:48AM-0.05m | 1:28PM0.02m | 1:46AM-0.04m | 2:26PM0.04m | 2:44AM0.00m | 3:23PM0.07m | 3:41AM0.06m | 4:18PM0.11m | 4:37AM0.14m | 5:12PM0.16m | 5:32AM0.22m | 6:05PM0.22m | 6:26AM0.30m | 6:55PM0.27m | 7:18AM0.36m | 7:43PM0.32m | 8:08AM0.41m | 8:29PM0.35m | 8:56AM0.44m | 9:13PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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max°C | 22 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Moonrise | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 10:52 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | — | 12:23 | — | — | 12:52 | — | — | 1:15 | — | — | 1:35 | — | — | 1:53 | — | — | 2:10 | — | — | 2:29 | — | — | 2:49 | — | — |
Moonset | 5:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 11:06 | — | — | 12:17 | — | — | 1:24 | — | — | 2:29 | — | — | — | 3:33 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:06 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 16.4° C (Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.5 max: 13.9 min: 10.8°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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