Kaikoura Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 07:52 AM and sunset is at 05:07 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).									Days 13–16 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Sat 25
	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	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM
Wave Height Map See all maps
High Tide		12:25PM1.98m	00:52AM1.93m		1:22PM2.06m	1:51AM1.97m		2:19PM2.14m	2:51AM2.02m		3:17PM2.20m	3:48AM2.07m		4:14PM2.24m	4:43AM2.10m		5:10PM2.24m	5:38AM2.10m			6:05PM2.21m	6:34AM2.08m		6:59PM2.16m	7:30AM2.05m		7:55PM2.09m	8:27AM2.01m		8:51PM2.02m	9:21AM1.98m		9:46PM1.96m	10:14AM1.96m		10:39PM1.92m	11:05AM1.94m		11:29PM1.87m	11:57AM1.92m		00:18AM1.84m
Low Tide	6:14AM0.49m		6:45PM0.55m	7:07AM0.44m		7:45PM0.49m	8:01AM0.39m		8:42PM0.41m	8:59AM0.34m		9:39PM0.34m	9:58AM0.29m		10:36PM0.29m	10:57AM0.23m		11:32PM0.26m	11:53AM0.20m		00:28AM0.26m		12:46PM0.20m	1:21AM0.29m		1:39PM0.26m	2:13AM0.33m		2:32PM0.35m	3:06AM0.40m		3:27PM0.46m	4:00AM0.46m		4:24PM0.57m	4:53AM0.53m		5:22PM0.65m	5:44AM0.59m			6:19PM0.70m	6:31AM0.65m
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 5	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 10	ENE 10

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SSE	NNW	N	NE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NNE	NNW	NNW	SSW	SW	NNE	SSE	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	NNW	ENE	NNE	W	SSE	WNW	W	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	SSW
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max °C	8	9	7	8	8	7	9	9	8	11	12	12	14	15	14	16	12	10	10	11	10	9	9	7	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	9	8	11	11	9	10	11	9	11	12	10	12	14	11	13	13
Moonrise	2:59	—	—	4:18	—	—	5:37	—	—	6:48	—	—	7:47	—	—	8:32	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:35	—	—	9:58	—	—	10:19	—	—	10:39	—	—	11:00	—	—	11:23	—	—	11:50	—	—	12:21	—	—	1:00	—
Moonset	12:37	—	—	1:18	—	—	2:10	—	—	—	3:17	—	—	4:35	—	—	5:58	—	—	7:19	—	—	8:35	—	—	—	9:48	—	—	10:57	—	—	—	12:04	—	—	1:10	—	—	2:16	—	—	3:21	—	—	4:23	—
	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:43	—
	—	5:07	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:20
	Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 11.3° C (Statistics for 10 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 10.7 max: 11.7 min: 9.9°C)