Lyttelton Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Lyttelton 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 05:43 AM and sunset is at 09:09 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:37AM2.18m
8:04PM2.02m
8:19AM2.16m
8:51PM2.01m
9:03AM2.15m
9:37PM2.02m
9:51AM2.14m
10:22PM2.06m
10:43AM2.15m
11:09PM2.11m
11:35AM2.18m
00:00AM2.18m
12:28PM2.22m
00:54AM2.26m
1:21PM2.26m
1:51AM2.35m
2:19PM2.30m
2:49AM2.45m
3:18PM2.34m
3:45AM2.54m
4:17PM2.39m
4:42AM2.60m
5:13PM2.43m
5:38AM2.62m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.65m
2:04AM0.60m
2:40PM0.60m
2:47AM0.57m
3:24PM0.57m
3:32AM0.55m
4:09PM0.55m
4:21AM0.54m
4:58PM0.53m
5:12AM0.55m
5:50PM0.51m
6:08AM0.55m
6:43PM0.48m
7:07AM0.55m
7:37PM0.44m
8:09AM0.52m
8:30PM0.40m
9:10AM0.46m
9:25PM0.36m
10:06AM0.38m
10:23PM0.32m
11:03AM0.32m
11:22PM0.27m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SW
10
SSE
10
E
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
N
15
NNW
35
WNW
10
NNE
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
5
WNW
20
NE
5
W
10
SSW
15
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
40
NW
25
W
25
SW
30
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
15
NE
 mm 
13
9
7
3
24
9
1
max°C
21
20
15
22
21
14
21
22
16
20
21
16
17
17
14
17
18
14
15
14
13
14
15
12
15
15
13
20
18
11
11
12
11
15
15
12
Moonrise
8:07
9:16
10:25
11:35
12:45
1:57
3:12
4:31
5:54
7:15
8:29
9:29
Moonset
11:34
11:58
12:20
12:39
12:59
1:19
1:42
2:11
2:49
3:39
4:43
Sunrise
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
Today's sea temperature in Lyttelton is
17.2° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.3 max: 15.2 min: 11.4°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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