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 05:43 AM and sunset is at 09:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:55PM2.00m
2:09AM2.06m
2:26PM2.07m
2:43AM2.09m
2:54PM2.17m
3:18AM2.10m
3:21PM2.27m
3:56AM2.11m
3:51PM2.32m
4:36AM2.12m
4:25PM2.30m
5:17AM2.13m
5:04PM2.23m
6:00AM2.15m
5:50PM2.13m
6:46AM2.15m
6:47PM2.06m
7:36AM2.12m
7:50PM2.03m
8:29AM2.09m
8:47PM2.04m
9:19AM2.06m
9:41PM2.07m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.67m
7:55PM0.68m
8:30AM0.64m
8:35PM0.66m
9:04AM0.65m
9:17PM0.65m
9:38AM0.71m
9:58PM0.66m
10:14AM0.77m
10:36PM0.69m
10:54AM0.82m
11:13PM0.73m
11:37AM0.86m
11:50PM0.78m
12:21PM0.87m
00:32AM0.79m
1:06PM0.86m
1:22AM0.78m
1:52PM0.84m
2:17AM0.73m
2:41PM0.80m
3:08AM0.69m
3:33PM0.75m
3:57AM0.67m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
E
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
1.2
SSE
5
1
SE
6
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
 km/h
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
SW
20
S
20
SE
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
S
35
S
15
WSW
15
NW
20
SE
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
5
SSE
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NW
10
NNW
40
S
25
S
 mm 
1
8
20
1
5
3
1
2
3
10
3
9
max°C
15
14
11
14
13
12
16
17
14
12
9
8
14
13
10
13
14
11
12
12
12
11
13
12
16
16
13
17
17
16
25
27
21
22
13
10
Moonrise
2:53
3:16
3:45
4:21
5:05
6:00
7:02
8:10
9:20
10:30
11:40
12:51
Moonset
5:50
6:55
7:59
8:59
9:52
10:37
11:13
11:42
12:06
12:27
12:46
Sunrise
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:17
9:19
9:19
9:20
9:20
9:20
9:21
Today's sea temperature in Timaru Harbour is
15.9° C
(Statistics for 16 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.4 max: 14.6 min: 10.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025
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