Oamaru Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Oamaru 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 09:21 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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
3:26PM1.90m
3:47AM2.00m
4:05PM1.88m
4:27AM2.00m
4:43PM1.87m
5:05AM2.00m
5:21PM1.87m
5:42AM2.01m
6:00PM1.89m
6:21AM2.01m
6:43PM1.91m
7:03AM2.01m
7:30PM1.94m
7:50AM2.01m
8:22PM1.97m
8:43AM2.02m
9:17PM2.01m
9:40AM2.04m
10:14PM2.06m
10:38AM2.06m
11:11PM2.11m
11:36AM2.08m
00:07AM2.17m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.64m
9:36PM0.60m
10:06AM0.62m
10:17PM0.58m
10:47AM0.62m
10:59PM0.58m
11:28AM0.63m
11:42PM0.60m
12:10PM0.65m
00:27AM0.61m
12:54PM0.67m
1:13AM0.63m
1:40PM0.69m
2:01AM0.64m
2:29PM0.70m
2:50AM0.65m
3:22PM0.69m
3:41AM0.66m
4:17PM0.66m
4:37AM0.65m
5:11PM0.61m
5:38AM0.63m
6:07PM0.56m
6:41AM0.58m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
SE
10
1.6
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
5
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
5
N
35
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSE
10
SSW
10
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
5
NNE
15
E
10
NNE
20
NW
30
S
5
N
20
NNW
25
S
10
N
20
NNW
15
ENE
10
SSW
15
N
15
E
15
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
NNW
 mm 
2
3
4
3
1
6
1
1
4
4
1
2
max°C
16
10
10
14
13
10
13
12
10
12
12
12
17
16
14
20
17
11
15
16
12
18
16
13
18
17
13
15
14
12
13
12
11
12
12
10
Moonrise
4:18
5:03
5:57
7:00
8:08
9:19
10:29
11:40
12:52
2:05
3:22
4:43
Moonset
9:04
9:57
10:41
11:17
11:45
12:08
12:29
12:47
1:05
1:24
1:46
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:50
Sunset
9:21
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:23
9:23
9:24
9:24
9:24
9:24
Today's sea temperature in Oamaru is
15.6° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.9 max: 14.2 min: 10.2°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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