Macquarie Island Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Macquarie Island 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 03:44 AM and sunset is at 09:00 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
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
3:00PM0.51m
3:37AM0.87m
3:36PM0.51m
4:14AM0.87m
4:14PM0.51m
4:52AM0.86m
4:56PM0.52m
5:31AM0.83m
5:42PM0.53m
6:13AM0.79m
6:36PM0.55m
6:58AM0.74m
7:37PM0.58m
7:49AM0.68m
8:44PM0.64m
8:47AM0.61m
9:53PM0.71m
9:52AM0.56m
10:59PM0.79m
10:59AM0.52m
00:00AM0.87m
12:02PM0.50m
00:57AM0.94m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.16m
8:44PM0.07m
10:18AM0.16m
9:21PM0.07m
10:55AM0.16m
9:59PM0.08m
11:33AM0.16m
10:40PM0.10m
12:12PM0.17m
11:27PM0.13m
12:52PM0.16m
00:23AM0.16m
1:34PM0.16m
1:30AM0.20m
2:20PM0.14m
2:50AM0.23m
3:09PM0.12m
4:16AM0.23m
4:02PM0.10m
5:36AM0.20m
4:57PM0.07m
6:46AM0.16m
5:52PM0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
W
9
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
2
W
11
3
NNW
9
3
NNE
9
4.5
NE
10
6
NE
11
4.5
NE
10
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.2
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.5
W
10
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
NNW
15
NE
30
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
60
E
65
ENE
25
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
SE
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
N
35
N
30
N
25
SW
10
ESE
25
ENE
60
NNE
30
NW
25
WNW
30
NNE
25
ENE
25
ESE
35
SSE
 mm 
3
9
1
2
8
2
max°C
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
4
6
9
8
8
7
6
6
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
Moonrise
3:42
4:52
6:12
7:34
8:57
10:19
11:42
1:07
2:36
4:11
5:50
7:26
Moonset
10:30
10:55
11:12
11:24
11:34
11:42
11:49
11:57
12:08
12:22
12:45
Sunrise
3:44
3:44
3:45
3:45
3:46
3:47
3:47
3:47
3:48
3:49
3:50
3:53
Sunset
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:01
9:01
9:00
9:00
9:00
Today's sea temperature in Macquarie Island is
5.3° C
(Statistics for 21 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 5.6 max: 7.1 min: 4.1°C)
Issued (local time): 4 am Sunday 21 Dec 2025
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