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 08:41 AM and sunset is at 03:10 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold air temperatures (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:42AM4.62m
00:57AM3.96m
12:16PM4.67m
1:30AM4.00m
12:49PM4.67m
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
Low Tide
6:25PM-0.27m
6:20AM1.38m
7:00PM-0.36m
6:56AM1.37m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
N
2
0
W
2
0
E
1
0.1
SE
2
0.1
S
2
0.1
SE
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
NNW
3
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
0
ESE
5
S
15
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
45
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
 mm 
max°C
-8
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-11
-8
-7
-5
-3
-3
-6
-8
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
Moonrise
8:32
9:39
10:24
10:49
11:03
11:11
11:16
11:20
11:22
11:25
11:29
11:34
Moonset
1:12
1:53
2:57
4:19
5:48
7:18
8:47
10:15
11:43
1:15
2:52
Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:42
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
Sunset
3:10
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:12
3:12
3:14
3:15
3:15
3:17
3:18
Today's sea temperature in False Bay, Chatham Strait is
5.5° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.9 max: 8.5 min: 5.3°C)
Issued (local time): 8 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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