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 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 14–17 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
night
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High Tide
11:46PM1.96m
12:17PM1.86m
00:39AM1.89m
1:10PM1.84m
1:30AM1.83m
1:59PM1.83m
2:17AM1.79m
2:45PM1.83m
3:02AM1.76m
3:29PM1.84m
3:45AM1.74m
4:11PM1.85m
4:29AM1.73m
4:54PM1.86m
5:12AM1.72m
5:38PM1.86m
5:56AM1.71m
6:22PM1.85m
6:41AM1.69m
7:06PM1.83m
7:26AM1.65m
7:50PM1.80m
8:10AM1.62m
8:34PM1.76m
8:54AM1.59m
9:17PM1.73m
9:38AM1.58m
10:00PM1.72m
10:23AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.17m
6:21PM0.24m
6:50AM0.21m
7:14PM0.29m
7:39AM0.25m
8:05PM0.34m
8:25AM0.29m
8:53PM0.37m
9:10AM0.32m
9:40PM0.39m
9:53AM0.34m
10:26PM0.40m
10:37AM0.36m
11:11PM0.40m
11:21AM0.37m
11:56PM0.41m
12:06PM0.37m
00:42AM0.41m
12:51PM0.38m
1:27AM0.42m
1:36PM0.40m
2:11AM0.42m
2:20PM0.41m
2:55AM0.43m
3:04PM0.42m
3:38AM0.42m
3:47PM0.42m
4:21AM0.40m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
km/h
10
ENE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
W
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
SW
10
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
5
S
5
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
SW
15
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
4
14
8
3
3
5
4
7
2
2
1
2
5
6
max °C
9
11
12
11
12
12
9
11
12
10
11
12
10
11
13
11
12
12
10
10
11
14
17
17
17
20
19
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
Moonrise
1:56
2:14
2:33
2:54
3:17
3:46
4:21
5:04
5:56
6:55
7:59
9:05
10:12
11:19
12:27
Moonset
1:12
2:19
3:25
4:30
5:36
6:42
7:46
8:46
9:40
10:26
11:03
11:33
11:59
12:21
12:40
1:00
Sunrise
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:56
Sunset
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is
12.3° C
(Statistics for 24 May 1981-2005 – mean: 10.9 max: 12.2 min: 9.0°C)
Issued (local time): 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026
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