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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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
Fri
24
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
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
AM
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
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) 
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
10
E
15
WSW
5
E
5
E
15
WSW
5
W
0
E
10
E
5
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
0
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNW
40
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
N
5
W
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
10
WNW
0
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
WSW
 mm 
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
max°C
18
22
23
15
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
18
21
14
15
15
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
12
14
16
16
15
15
16
17
13
13
13
10
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
11
15
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
2:19
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
7:11
Sunset
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): 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026
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