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 —.

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 8–10 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 11–13 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 14–17 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thu 30
	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	AM
Wave Height Map See all maps
High Tide	4:42AM2.05m		5:15PM2.26m	5:38AM2.06m			6:10PM2.24m	6:34AM2.05m		7:05PM2.18m	7:31AM2.01m		8:00PM2.09m	8:28AM1.95m		8:56PM2.00m	9:27AM1.89m		9:51PM1.90m	10:24AM1.84m		10:47PM1.81m	11:21AM1.80m		11:41PM1.74m		12:14PM1.78m	00:33AM1.70m		1:04PM1.78m	1:22AM1.68m		1:51PM1.79m	2:08AM1.68m		2:35PM1.81m	2:51AM1.69m		3:18PM1.83m	3:33AM1.71m		3:59PM1.86m	4:15AM1.72m
Low Tide	10:40PM0.05m	10:58AM-0.07m		11:37PM0.01m	11:56AM-0.07m		00:33AM0.00m		12:52PM-0.04m	1:28AM0.02m		1:48PM0.02m	2:22AM0.06m		2:44PM0.10m	3:15AM0.12m		3:38PM0.20m	4:07AM0.19m		4:33PM0.29m	4:58AM0.27m		5:26PM0.37m	5:48AM0.33m			6:18PM0.43m	6:36AM0.38m		7:08PM0.46m	7:23AM0.41m		7:56PM0.47m	8:08AM0.41m		8:42PM0.46m	8:52AM0.39m		9:26PM0.44m	9:36AM0.37m		10:10PM0.41m	10:20AM0.34m
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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km/h	W	ENE	N	WNW	SSW	E	SW	NNE	E	NNW	WSW	SSW	SE	SW	SW	W	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	WSW	E	N	WNW	NE	N	W	SW	NE	WNW	ENE	NNE	W	SSW	WSW	NNE	ENE	NNW	W	SW	SSW	WSW	WNW	N	W
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
max °C	15	13	16	11	10	10	9	8	10	8	10	10	8	9	9	8	7	8	8	9	10	9	9	10	8	9	10	8	12	14	9	10	10	9	12	13	8	9	9	8	11	12	6	6	7	6	10
Moonrise	—	8:40	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:40	—	—	10:03	—	—	10:23	—	—	10:42	—	—	11:02	—	—	11:24	—	—	11:50	—	—	12:21	—	—	12:59	—	—	1:45	—	—	2:40	—	—	—	3:42	—	—	4:48	—	—
Moonset	—	—	5:59	—	—	7:21	—	—	8:38	—	—	—	9:52	—	—	11:02	—	—	—	12:10	—	—	1:17	—	—	2:24	—	—	3:30	—	—	4:33	—	—	5:31	—	—	6:21	—	—	7:04	—	—	7:39	—	—	8:07
	—	7:58	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:45
	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24	—	—
	Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 9.8° C (Statistics for 14 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 9.5 max: 10.6 min: 8.6°C)