Timaru Harbour Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Timaru Harbour 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 06:47 AM and sunset is at 08:49 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
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
Fri
27
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
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PM
night
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night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:00PM1.98m
1:19AM2.11m
1:39PM1.97m
2:01AM2.15m
2:13PM1.97m
2:39AM2.18m
2:46PM1.98m
3:17AM2.21m
3:22PM2.00m
3:55AM2.23m
4:02PM2.02m
4:34AM2.24m
4:48PM2.03m
5:15AM2.23m
5:40PM2.04m
5:57AM2.19m
6:34PM2.05m
6:41AM2.13m
7:28PM2.07m
7:29AM2.06m
8:24PM2.10m
8:23AM2.00m
9:24PM2.15m
9:23AM2.00m
10:27PM2.22m
10:27AM2.05m
11:26PM2.32m
11:34AM2.13m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.78m
7:48AM0.83m
7:41PM0.76m
8:30AM0.79m
8:19PM0.73m
9:06AM0.74m
8:54PM0.69m
9:41AM0.66m
9:30PM0.64m
10:17AM0.58m
10:10PM0.57m
10:58AM0.51m
10:56PM0.52m
11:41AM0.46m
11:49PM0.49m
12:27PM0.45m
00:46AM0.51m
1:13PM0.47m
1:40AM0.58m
2:00PM0.50m
2:31AM0.68m
2:52PM0.55m
3:24AM0.79m
3:49PM0.61m
4:25AM0.86m
4:49PM0.66m
5:36AM0.86m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
ESE
11
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1.3
SSE
4
1
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
1
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
E
14
2.5
ESE
14
2.2
E
13
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
3
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
SSE
4
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
5
1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.6
ENE
4
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNW
20
N
40
S
10
SSE
10
N
20
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
30
SSE
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
E
10
N
10
NW
30
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
SSE
20
NE
20
WNW
15
N
25
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
SW
15
SSW
5
NE
20
ENE
15
N
10
SW
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
 mm 
1
3
2
1
1
4
11
11
4
1
max°C
20
21
18
22
14
12
15
15
13
15
15
13
14
13
14
15
16
13
15
16
13
22
17
15
17
20
16
21
25
23
19
13
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
18
18
13
13
14
14
18
20
Moonrise
12:54
1:41
2:38
3:43
4:53
6:05
7:17
8:30
9:43
10:58
12:15
1:34
2:54
4:10
5:17
6:10
Moonset
5:38
6:29
7:11
7:45
8:13
8:36
8:57
9:16
9:35
9:56
10:20
10:49
11:27
12:17
1:21
Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:07
Sunset
8:49
8:47
8:46
8:45
8:44
8:42
8:39
8:38
8:37
8:36
8:34
8:31
8:30
8:29
8:27
8:25
Today's sea temperature in Timaru Harbour is
17.2° C
(Statistics for 12 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 14.5 max: 16.7 min: 13.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026
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