Otago Harbour Entrance Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Otago Harbour Entrance 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 09:12 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3:28PM1.95m
3:57AM2.11m
4:25PM1.93m
4:55AM2.08m
5:21PM1.92m
5:51AM2.04m
6:18PM1.90m
6:47AM1.99m
7:16PM1.88m
7:44AM1.95m
8:15PM1.86m
8:41AM1.91m
9:13PM1.85m
9:37AM1.87m
10:09PM1.84m
10:30AM1.84m
11:01PM1.83m
11:22AM1.81m
11:50PM1.82m
12:12PM1.78m
00:37AM1.80m
1:01PM1.75m
1:23AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.06m
10:16PM0.05m
10:53AM0.05m
11:14PM0.04m
11:49AM0.08m
00:13AM0.05m
12:46PM0.12m
1:11AM0.06m
1:42PM0.17m
2:07AM0.10m
2:38PM0.21m
3:01AM0.17m
3:33PM0.25m
3:52AM0.25m
4:26PM0.27m
4:44AM0.33m
5:16PM0.30m
5:35AM0.39m
6:04PM0.32m
6:27AM0.41m
6:51PM0.33m
7:18AM0.40m
7:35PM0.33m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
S
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SE
9
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1
E
7
1
NE
4
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
E
11
1
E
11
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.8
NE
6
2.1
ENE
6
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNE
15
SSE
25
SW
5
S
20
NE
20
N
25
NNE
45
NW
15
NNW
35
SW
15
ENE
35
NNE
0
SE
20
ENE
10
NNW
15
NE
35
SSW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
SSW
35
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SE
10
SW
10
E
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
 mm 
1
7
6
3
3
6
1
max°C
25
19
16
12
12
17
23
23
20
13
12
13
12
14
16
16
12
11
10
10
10
12
10
10
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Moonrise
10:04
11:12
12:03
12:39
1:06
1:27
1:45
2:01
2:16
2:33
2:51
Moonset
5:00
5:57
7:08
8:29
9:51
11:09
12:22
1:31
2:38
3:44
4:49
5:56
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
9:12
9:13
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:17
9:19
9:20
9:21
9:22
9:22
Today's sea temperature in Otago Harbour Entrance is
14.0° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.2 max: 12.8 min: 9.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025
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