Queenstown Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Queenstown 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 — and sunset is at 04:44 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:57PM0.47m
5:33AM0.20m
6:32PM0.47m
6:18AM0.20m
7:07PM0.46m
7:42PM0.46m
7:42AM0.22m
8:19PM0.45m
8:25AM0.23m
8:58PM0.45m
9:10AM0.23m
9:39PM0.43m
9:59AM0.26m
10:22PM0.41m
10:53AM0.28m
11:06PM0.38m
11:51AM0.32m
11:53PM0.34m
12:52PM0.37m
00:44AM0.29m
1:53PM0.43m
1:39AM0.25m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.05m
11:12AM-0.09m
1:38AM0.04m
11:53AM-0.08m
2:14AM0.03m
12:35PM-0.08m
2:49AM0.02m
1:18PM-0.07m
3:24AM0.01m
2:03PM-0.06m
4:00AM0.00m
2:50PM-0.05m
4:35AM-0.01m
3:44PM-0.03m
5:10AM-0.04m
4:46PM-0.01m
5:46AM-0.06m
6:01PM0.02m
6:24AM-0.09m
7:25PM0.04m
7:04AM-0.13m
8:49PM0.03m
7:49AM-0.16m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSE
40
SSE
25
W
55
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
30
SSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
N
0
NNW
10
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
 mm 
17
7
1
max°C
12
14
9
3
0
1
3
5
7
6
-2
-1
1
1
2
4
7
5
6
5
9
12
13
17
19
16
8
9
5
3
5
4
6
8
5
4
Moonrise
7:16
8:08
8:53
9:31
10:03
10:30
10:55
11:18
11:42
12:06
12:35
1:10
Moonset
3:20
4:08
5:03
6:05
7:09
8:15
9:20
10:26
11:32
12:41
1:52
3:07
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
4:44
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:50
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is
3.1° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.0 max: 9.1 min: 2.9°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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