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 07:46 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:58PM1.79m | 10:10AM1.86m | 10:42PM1.76m | 10:54AM1.81m | 11:26PM1.73m | 11:42AM1.78m | 00:11AM1.71m | 12:33PM1.77m | 00:59AM1.71m | 1:24PM1.78m | 1:49AM1.74m | 2:12PM1.80m | 2:37AM1.79m | 2:58PM1.85m | 3:23AM1.86m | 3:44PM1.90m | 4:09AM1.94m | 4:31PM1.95m | 4:56AM2.01m | 5:20PM2.00m | 5:47AM2.08m | 6:13PM2.02m | 6:42AM2.14m | 7:09PM2.03m | 7:39AM2.18m | 8:09PM2.02m | 8:36AM2.19m | 9:09PM2.02m | 9:31AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.68m | 3:54AM0.72m | 4:29PM0.71m | 4:40AM0.74m | 5:17PM0.71m | 5:27AM0.74m | 6:05PM0.70m | 6:15AM0.72m | 6:55PM0.68m | 7:03AM0.69m | 7:43PM0.63m | 7:54AM0.66m | 8:28PM0.59m | 8:45AM0.62m | 9:11PM0.55m | 9:36AM0.58m | 9:56PM0.52m | 10:26AM0.54m | 10:44PM0.49m | 11:15AM0.50m | 11:35PM0.46m | 12:06PM0.47m | 00:28AM0.44m | 1:00PM0.45m | 1:22AM0.42m | 1:57PM0.43m | 2:16AM0.40m | 2:56PM0.42m | 3:13AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
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light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | mod rain | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Moonrise | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 11:07 | — | — | 12:11 | — | — | 1:16 | — | — | 2:22 | — | — | — | 3:28 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 10:55 | — | — | — | 12:08 | — | — | 1:10 | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | 1:38 | — | — | 2:22 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | 3:29 | — | — | 3:54 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 13.4°C (Statistics for 16 Oct 1981-2005 – mean: 11.2 max: 12.5 min: 10.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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