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 06:56 AM and sunset is at 05:39 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
1
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
High Tide
5:00PM0.38m
4:39AM0.24m
5:40PM0.39m
5:24AM0.26m
6:17PM0.40m
6:07AM0.29m
6:52PM0.41m
6:50AM0.32m
7:27PM0.41m
7:35AM0.35m
8:04PM0.39m
8:21AM0.39m
8:43PM0.36m
9:10AM0.43m
9:25PM0.32m
10:02AM0.46m
10:12PM0.28m
10:58AM0.47m
11:05PM0.25m
12:00PM0.48m
00:05AM0.23m
1:07PM0.47m
1:10AM0.23m
2:19PM0.46m
2:17AM0.25m
3:30PM0.45m
3:21AM0.28m
4:35PM0.45m
Low Tide
9:50AM-0.08m
11:40PM0.03m
10:42AM-0.09m
00:15AM0.02m
11:30AM-0.10m
00:48AM0.00m
12:16PM-0.10m
1:19AM-0.02m
1:03PM-0.09m
1:49AM-0.04m
1:52PM-0.08m
2:19AM-0.06m
2:46PM-0.05m
2:50AM-0.08m
3:46PM-0.02m
3:25AM-0.09m
4:54PM0.01m
4:07AM-0.10m
6:09PM0.03m
4:56AM-0.10m
7:24PM0.04m
8:33PM0.04m
7:11AM-0.09m
9:34PM0.04m
8:27AM-0.09m
10:27PM0.03m
9:39AM-0.10m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
 km/h
20
SW
5
W
0
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
25
NNE
25
N
10
N
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
N
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
SSE
30
S
 mm 
8
6
1
4
4
4
2
1
8
max°C
7
10
8
5
4
2
2
3
3
8
12
11
4
5
4
6
7
7
8
10
9
7
8
6
3
7
6
1
1
-2
-2
1
0
6
11
9
8
7
11
17
18
17
8
6
10
15
14
Moonrise
5:28
6:04
6:35
7:02
7:27
7:51
8:14
8:40
9:10
9:46
10:30
11:25
12:30
1:42
2:56
4:09
Moonset
2:45
3:51
4:59
6:06
7:14
8:23
9:33
10:45
12:00
1:15
2:26
3:31
4:24
5:07
5:42
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:37
Sunset
5:39
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is
-0.1° C
(Statistics for 14 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 0.7 max: 3.6 min: -1.6°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026
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