Kaikoura 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 05:41 AM and sunset is at 08:47 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:38PM2.09m | 6:06AM2.28m | 6:36PM2.10m | 7:03AM2.29m | 7:34PM2.10m | 7:59AM2.25m | 8:31PM2.08m | 8:54AM2.18m | 9:27PM2.04m | 9:49AM2.09m | 10:20PM1.99m | 10:46AM2.01m | 11:13PM1.94m | 11:41AM1.94m | 00:05AM1.89m | 12:34PM1.89m | 00:59AM1.85m | 1:24PM1.85m | 1:52AM1.85m | 2:13PM1.82m | 2:42AM1.86m | 3:02PM1.80m | 3:30AM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.37m | 11:49PM0.33m | 12:29PM0.34m | 00:47AM0.31m | 1:27PM0.32m | 1:44AM0.30m | 2:23PM0.32m | 2:38AM0.31m | 3:17PM0.35m | 3:33AM0.34m | 4:10PM0.40m | 4:27AM0.40m | 5:04PM0.45m | 5:22AM0.48m | 5:59PM0.50m | 6:17AM0.56m | 6:53PM0.54m | 7:13AM0.64m | 7:42PM0.59m | 8:11AM0.69m | 8:26PM0.63m | 9:05AM0.72m | 9:09PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max°C | 20 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Moonrise | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 10:43 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | — | 12:15 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — | 1:10 | — | — | 1:30 | — | — | 1:49 | — | — | 2:07 | — | — | 2:26 | — | — | 2:48 | — | — |
Moonset | 5:03 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 11:04 | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 1:20 | — | — | 2:24 | — | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:58 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 15.1° C (Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.4 max: 14.8 min: 11.8°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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