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 — and sunset is at —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:33PM1.95m | 11:56AM1.90m | 00:25AM1.90m | 12:50PM1.87m | 1:16AM1.87m | 1:43PM1.87m | 2:05AM1.85m | 2:34PM1.89m | 2:55AM1.83m | 3:22PM1.92m | 3:43AM1.83m | 4:08PM1.94m | 4:29AM1.82m | 4:53PM1.93m | 5:12AM1.81m | 5:35PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.79m | 6:15PM1.88m | 6:36AM1.76m | 6:54PM1.85m | 7:21AM1.73m | 7:33PM1.82m | 8:06AM1.71m | 8:15PM1.80m | 8:51AM1.70m | 9:01PM1.78m | 9:35AM1.70m | 9:50PM1.78m | 10:20AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.48m | 6:10PM0.52m | 6:43AM0.51m | 7:07PM0.59m | 7:31AM0.55m | 8:04PM0.63m | 8:17AM0.58m | 8:56PM0.66m | 9:03AM0.62m | 9:44PM0.67m | 9:49AM0.65m | 10:28PM0.68m | 10:34AM0.67m | 11:10PM0.69m | 11:18AM0.68m | 11:51PM0.69m | 11:59AM0.68m | 00:32AM0.69m | 12:40PM0.67m | 1:13AM0.67m | 1:20PM0.66m | 1:56AM0.65m | 2:02PM0.64m | 2:39AM0.63m | 2:46PM0.63m | 3:24AM0.61m | 3:33PM0.62m | 4:11AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | mod rain | mod rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | |
max °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Moonrise | — | 1:52 | — | — | 2:11 | — | — | 2:31 | — | — | 2:52 | — | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:46 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 11:16 | — | — | — | 12:24 |
Moonset | — | 1:08 | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | 3:19 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:54 | — | — | 11:25 | — | — | 11:52 | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 12:35 | — | — | 12:56 |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 12.8° C (Statistics for 24 May 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 13.1 min: 10.4°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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