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 06:09 AM and sunset is at 07:54 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
5:50AM0.61m
6:05PM0.43m
6:35AM0.63m
6:44PM0.41m
7:16AM0.65m
7:23PM0.39m
7:53AM0.66m
8:02PM0.38m
8:29AM0.66m
8:43PM0.37m
9:04AM0.64m
9:26PM0.37m
9:40AM0.62m
10:10PM0.38m
10:19AM0.59m
10:57PM0.40m
11:03AM0.57m
11:45PM0.41m
11:51AM0.55m
00:37AM0.43m
12:43PM0.53m
1:30AM0.46m
1:36PM0.51m
2:25AM0.49m
2:30PM0.49m
3:19AM0.54m
3:23PM0.48m
4:11AM0.60m
4:15PM0.45m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.12m
11:58PM0.10m
1:30PM0.12m
00:25AM0.10m
2:18PM0.13m
00:53AM0.09m
3:02PM0.14m
1:23AM0.10m
3:44PM0.15m
1:57AM0.11m
4:22PM0.16m
2:37AM0.12m
5:00PM0.17m
3:22AM0.15m
5:37PM0.18m
6:17PM0.19m
5:10AM0.18m
6:58PM0.19m
6:14AM0.20m
7:41PM0.18m
7:23AM0.20m
8:22PM0.17m
8:36AM0.20m
9:02PM0.15m
9:48AM0.20m
9:39PM0.12m
10:57AM0.18m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SSE
20
S
10
W
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
SW
15
N
5
N
15
W
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
E
10
NE
10
N
5
SE
 mm 
1
13
1
1
2
4
1
1
21
2
1
4
2
max°C
15
17
13
13
16
12
10
14
14
10
14
13
9
15
15
12
18
16
15
24
22
16
19
18
18
22
16
13
17
16
16
17
15
14
18
17
13
17
16
11
10
10
12
14
12
13
17
Moonrise
6:15
7:17
8:20
9:23
10:23
11:19
12:10
12:53
1:29
2:01
2:28
2:52
3:16
3:40
4:06
Moonset
4:51
5:14
5:39
6:08
6:43
7:24
8:12
9:07
10:07
11:09
12:13
1:18
2:24
3:31
4:41
5:55
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
Sunset
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is
15.9° C
(Statistics for 29 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 7.7 max: 10.7 min: 4.9°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
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