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 06:50 AM and sunset is at 07:05 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
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High Tide
2:13PM0.42m
3:17AM0.61m
3:16PM0.44m
4:09AM0.61m
4:14PM0.46m
4:53AM0.61m
5:05PM0.49m
5:31AM0.61m
5:52PM0.53m
6:07AM0.61m
6:36PM0.57m
6:43AM0.59m
7:18PM0.62m
7:19AM0.57m
8:01PM0.66m
7:58AM0.54m
8:44PM0.70m
8:40AM0.50m
9:30PM0.73m
9:25AM0.46m
10:19PM0.75m
10:17AM0.43m
11:13PM0.74m
11:15AM0.42m
00:14AM0.72m
12:19PM0.41m
1:20AM0.69m
1:29PM0.43m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.29m
7:54PM0.20m
10:26AM0.28m
9:02PM0.20m
11:04AM0.26m
10:04PM0.20m
11:38AM0.23m
11:00PM0.20m
12:09PM0.20m
11:53PM0.20m
12:38PM0.17m
00:45AM0.20m
1:05PM0.14m
1:37AM0.21m
1:33PM0.11m
2:33AM0.22m
2:03PM0.09m
3:31AM0.23m
2:36PM0.08m
4:33AM0.23m
3:14PM0.07m
5:38AM0.23m
3:59PM0.08m
6:44AM0.24m
4:55PM0.10m
7:49AM0.23m
6:04PM0.12m
8:49AM0.23m
7:25PM0.13m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
SSW
15
SW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
45
N
40
N
70
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
0
W
5
SW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
5
11
1
17
10
19
12
8
5
4
3
2
2
1
max °C
24
27
26
20
18
18
17
16
13
12
16
16
14
17
16
13
18
13
15
17
16
14
14
13
14
15
14
16
18
19
21
24
24
15
18
18
12
19
18
15
19
18
14
19
19
20
22
Moonrise
4:02
4:37
5:07
5:33
5:57
6:20
6:44
7:10
7:39
8:15
8:58
9:52
10:56
12:08
1:22
Moonset
12:23
1:24
2:27
3:31
4:36
5:41
6:47
7:56
9:07
10:21
11:36
12:48
1:54
2:49
3:33
4:09
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
Sunset
7:05
7:04
7:01
7:00
6:59
6:57
6:55
6:53
6:52
6:51
6:49
6:47
6:45
6:44
6:43
6:40
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is
25.6°C
(Statistics for 20 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 20.0 max: 22.2 min: 18.1°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Sunday 20 Sep 2026
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