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 08:37 AM and sunset is at 03:10 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
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
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
Low Tide
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
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NW
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-13
-14
-12
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
Moonrise
1:39
3:00
4:22
5:46
7:11
8:32
9:39
10:24
10:49
11:03
11:11
11:16
Moonset
12:24
12:27
12:31
12:38
12:50
1:12
1:53
2:57
4:19
5:48
7:18
8:47
Sunrise
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:42
8:44
8:44
8:45
Sunset
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:12
3:12
Today's sea temperature in False Bay, Chatham Strait is
5.8° C
(Statistics for 13 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.0 max: 8.5 min: 5.4°C)
Issued (local time): 8 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025
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