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 05:41 AM and sunset is at 09:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:12PM2.09m
5:35AM2.23m
5:53PM2.09m
6:16AM2.21m
6:35PM2.07m
6:56AM2.20m
7:19PM2.04m
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
Low Tide
11:09AM0.79m
11:14PM0.75m
11:49AM0.77m
11:58PM0.72m
12:31PM0.74m
00:40AM0.68m
1:14PM0.70m
1:22AM0.64m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
N
35
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
30
W
15
E
35
NW
40
WNW
5
WSW
20
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
5
WSW
15
E
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
10
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
 mm 
1
4
1
2
4
2
1
17
2
1
1
max°C
20
15
10
11
12
9
12
13
11
14
14
15
20
20
15
22
22
13
20
20
14
19
20
14
18
17
11
14
15
12
14
14
12
13
13
12
Moonrise
4:18
5:04
5:58
7:00
8:07
9:16
10:25
11:35
12:45
1:57
3:12
4:31
Moonset
8:49
9:42
10:27
11:04
11:34
11:58
12:20
12:39
12:59
1:19
1:42
Sunrise
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:13
Today's sea temperature in Lyttelton is
18.1° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 13.1 max: 15.0 min: 11.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025
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