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 05:46 AM and sunset is at 09:10 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Mon 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:14AM1.80m | 9:34PM1.64m | 9:58AM1.79m | 10:21PM1.65m | 10:45AM1.78m | 11:12PM1.69m | 11:36AM1.79m | 00:07AM1.76m | 12:30PM1.81m | 1:05AM1.85m | 1:28PM1.84m | 2:03AM1.95m | 2:26PM1.89m | 3:01AM2.05m | 3:24PM1.94m | 3:58AM2.14m | 4:21PM1.99m | 4:55AM2.21m | 5:17PM2.03m | 5:50AM2.24m | 6:12PM2.04m | 6:45AM2.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.37m | 3:50AM0.35m | 4:24PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.34m | 5:10PM0.31m | 5:29AM0.32m | 5:59PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.30m | 6:50PM0.22m | 7:19AM0.26m | 7:43PM0.17m | 8:17AM0.22m | 8:39PM0.11m | 9:17AM0.17m | 9:37PM0.05m | 10:16AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.00m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:32PM-0.03m | 12:12PM0.05m | 00:29AM-0.04m | 1:08PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max°C | 21 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 |
Moonrise | 10:25 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — | 1:57 | — | — | — | 3:12 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | — | 12:20 | — | — | 12:40 | — | — | 12:59 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 1:43 | — | — | 2:12 | — | — | 2:50 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | 9:13 |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 17.1° C (Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.6 max: 15.5 min: 12.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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