False Bay, Chatham Strait Sea Conditions and Tide Table

False Bay, Chatham Strait 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. Extremely cold air temperatures (max -11°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thu
1
night
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:03AM4.01m
1:21PM4.64m
2:36AM4.01m
1:54PM4.57m
3:08AM4.02m
2:29PM4.46m
3:43AM4.04m
3:10PM4.29m
4:21AM4.10m
3:58PM4.06m
5:03AM4.17m
4:54PM3.80m
5:50AM4.26m
6:03PM3.55m
6:45AM4.37m
7:28PM3.41m
7:46AM4.52m
8:56PM3.48m
8:49AM4.72m
10:12PM3.70m
9:49AM4.96m
11:18PM3.97m
10:46AM5.14m
Low Tide
7:33PM-0.38m
7:31AM1.39m
8:06PM-0.36m
8:06AM1.41m
8:40PM-0.29m
8:44AM1.41m
9:15PM-0.17m
9:27AM1.40m
9:53PM0.01m
10:16AM1.35m
10:35PM0.24m
11:12AM1.24m
11:23PM0.52m
12:17PM1.05m
00:18AM0.83m
1:28PM0.76m
1:22AM1.09m
2:38PM0.35m
2:30AM1.25m
3:43PM-0.10m
3:36AM1.29m
4:43PM-0.50m
4:40AM1.26m
5:39PM-0.86m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ENE
0
WNW
0
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
30
N
40
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
N
15
N
 mm 
max°C
-11
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-7
-7
-3
0
0
1
-2
-6
-8
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-11
-13
-14
-11
-11
Moonrise
10:49
11:03
11:11
11:16
11:20
11:22
11:25
11:29
11:34
11:44
12:02
12:38
Moonset
4:19
5:48
7:18
8:47
10:15
11:43
1:15
2:52
4:37
6:25
8:05
Sunrise
8:42
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:44
Sunset
3:11
3:11
3:12
3:12
3:14
3:15
3:15
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:19
3:22
Today's sea temperature in False Bay, Chatham Strait is
5.0° C
(Statistics for 20 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.8 max: 8.4 min: 5.3°C)
Issued (local time): 8 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025
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