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 06:56 AM and sunset is at 08:27 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
High Tide
9:06AM1.87m
9:35PM1.89m
10:01AM1.85m
10:34PM1.90m
11:00AM1.83m
11:36PM1.93m
12:02PM1.82m
00:38AM1.96m
1:04PM1.84m
1:40AM2.00m
2:04PM1.87m
2:37AM2.04m
3:00PM1.91m
3:32AM2.07m
3:54PM1.94m
4:23AM2.09m
4:45PM1.96m
5:13AM2.08m
5:34PM1.96m
6:01AM2.04m
6:23PM1.94m
6:48AM1.99m
7:11PM1.92m
7:35AM1.92m
8:00PM1.88m
8:23AM1.85m
8:49PM1.83m
9:12AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.20m
3:59AM0.23m
4:24PM0.20m
4:56AM0.24m
5:19PM0.20m
5:55AM0.25m
6:17PM0.19m
6:55AM0.25m
7:15PM0.17m
7:54AM0.23m
8:13PM0.14m
8:51AM0.20m
9:10PM0.11m
9:47AM0.17m
10:05PM0.09m
10:40AM0.14m
10:58PM0.08m
11:31AM0.13m
11:49PM0.09m
12:20PM0.13m
00:39AM0.13m
1:08PM0.16m
1:29AM0.18m
1:55PM0.20m
2:18AM0.25m
2:41PM0.26m
3:07AM0.32m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
mod rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SW
10
NE
25
ENE
5
NNE
15
SSW
10
E
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
0
ENE
15
WSW
15
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
0
NE
5
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
15
E
 mm 
3
5
3
1
8
2
3
2
max°C
20
19
13
14
15
17
16
17
13
14
15
16
19
14
11
10
12
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
16
17
12
16
17
15
18
16
13
15
15
17
26
26
20
21
20
16
23
22
Moonrise
12:06
1:25
2:44
4:00
5:06
6:00
6:42
7:14
7:40
8:01
8:20
8:39
8:58
9:19
9:42
Moonset
10:16
10:47
11:26
12:16
1:19
2:33
3:50
5:08
6:23
7:35
8:44
9:52
10:59
12:06
1:12
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
Sunset
8:27
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:21
8:19
8:16
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:10
8:08
8:07
8:05
8:04
8:01
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is
17.9° C
(Statistics for 22 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 15.0 max: 16.7 min: 13.8°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026
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