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

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
night
AM
PM
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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Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:39AM4.45m
2:09PM5.22m
3:29AM4.30m
2:58PM4.84m
4:21AM4.16m
3:52PM4.39m
5:14AM4.06m
4:52PM3.93m
6:11AM4.00m
6:02PM3.53m
7:11AM4.01m
7:26PM3.30m
8:09AM4.08m
8:51PM3.28m
9:00AM4.20m
9:58PM3.40m
9:45AM4.33m
10:53PM3.57m
10:27AM4.45m
11:40PM3.74m
11:05AM4.55m
00:20AM3.87m
11:42AM4.62m
Low Tide
8:09PM-1.18m
8:11AM1.00m
8:56PM-0.88m
9:03AM1.16m
9:44PM-0.49m
9:59AM1.32m
10:34PM-0.05m
11:02AM1.43m
11:27PM0.38m
12:13PM1.44m
00:24AM0.77m
1:30PM1.30m
1:26AM1.06m
2:40PM1.02m
2:27AM1.26m
3:37PM0.70m
3:23AM1.36m
4:26PM0.38m
4:13AM1.40m
5:09PM0.10m
5:00AM1.41m
5:49PM-0.12m
5:42AM1.39m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
S
3
0.2
N
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
2
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0
E
2
0
E
2
0
E
1
0
W
2
0.1
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
40
N
40
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
 mm 
3
max°C
2
-4
-5
-7
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-12
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
Moonrise
6:10
7:52
9:27
10:55
12:18
1:39
3:00
4:22
5:46
7:11
8:32
Moonset
11:53
12:06
12:12
12:17
12:19
12:22
12:24
12:27
12:31
12:38
12:50
1:12
Sunrise
8:29
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:41
8:41
Sunset
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
Today's sea temperature in False Bay, Chatham Strait is
5.9° C
(Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.1 max: 8.8 min: 5.4°C)
Issued (local time): 8 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025
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