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 05:45 AM and sunset is at 09:28 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
7:39AM1.78m
8:11PM1.74m
8:32AM1.79m
9:06PM1.78m
9:29AM1.80m
10:03PM1.83m
10:27AM1.83m
11:00PM1.88m
11:25AM1.85m
11:56PM1.94m
12:23PM1.86m
00:53AM2.00m
1:23PM1.85m
1:52AM2.02m
2:21PM1.89m
2:50AM2.05m
3:17PM1.93m
3:47AM2.07m
4:11PM1.97m
4:40AM2.08m
5:04PM1.98m
5:33AM2.06m
5:56PM1.97m
6:23AM2.03m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.38m
2:57AM0.33m
3:29PM0.37m
3:48AM0.34m
4:24PM0.34m
4:44AM0.33m
5:18PM0.29m
5:45AM0.31m
6:14PM0.23m
6:48AM0.26m
7:12PM0.18m
7:50AM0.19m
8:12PM0.14m
8:50AM0.12m
9:11PM0.08m
9:46AM0.07m
10:08PM0.03m
10:40AM0.05m
11:04PM-0.00m
11:33AM0.06m
11:58PM-0.01m
12:25PM0.10m
00:50AM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
S
14
0.7
SE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
2
E
6
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
ENE
5
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
5
WNW
20
E
20
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
W
10
S
15
SE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
25
E
10
SW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
 mm 
3
1
6
1
2
1
max°C
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
Moonrise
11:41
12:53
2:07
3:25
4:46
6:11
7:35
8:49
9:48
10:32
11:04
11:28
Moonset
12:31
12:48
1:06
1:24
1:45
2:12
2:47
3:36
4:40
5:57
7:20
8:43
Sunrise
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:28
9:28
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
9:29
Today's sea temperature in Otago Harbour Entrance is
14.7° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 14.3 min: 10.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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