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 08:00 AM and sunset is at 05:07 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 13–16 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	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			Friday 24			Sat 25
	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	PM
Wave Height Map See all maps
High Tide		12:31PM1.89m	00:53AM1.83m		1:29PM1.99m	1:51AM1.90m		2:26PM2.10m	2:49AM1.96m		3:23PM2.18m	3:45AM2.02m		4:19PM2.24m	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
Low Tide	6:13AM0.24m		6:46PM0.28m	7:07AM0.17m		7:44PM0.22m	8:04AM0.10m		8:43PM0.16m	9:02AM0.03m		9:42PM0.10m	10:00AM-0.03m		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
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	W	NE	NNE	W	SSW	WNW	NE	NW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WNW	N	ENE	NE	WSW	E	WNW	N	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SW
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	7	6	7	8	7	7	8	8	12	14	12	11	14	13	11	12	9	10	12	9	8	9	7	7	7	7	6	8	6	7	8	7	9	10	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	12	10	11	11
Moonrise	3:06	—	—	4:27	—	—	5:46	—	—	6:57	—	—	7:56	—	—	8:40	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:40	—	—	10:03	—	—	10:23	—	—	10:42	—	—	11:02	—	—	11:24	—	—	11:50	—	—	12:21	—	—	12:59	—
Moonset	12:38	—	—	1:17	—	—	2:10	—	—	—	3:16	—	—	4:35	—	—	5:59	—	—	7:21	—	—	8:38	—	—	—	9:52	—	—	11:02	—	—	—	12:10	—	—	1:17	—	—	2:24	—	—	3:30	—	—	4:33	—
	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—
	—	5:07	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21
	Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 10.3° C (Statistics for 10 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 9.6 max: 10.7 min: 8.7°C)